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White Sox desiganted hitter Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to six games with a pair of extra-base hits on Saturday against the Orioles.

Abreu went 2 for 4 with a triple and a double. Over his six game hit streak, Abreu is hitting .320 with eight hits, two doubles, two home runs and four RBI.

Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning of Saturday's loss to Detroit. 

Colabello went 2 for 4 and snapped a five game extra-base-hit drought. He hit his seventh homer and drove in his 31st run. He's now hit in four of the last five games. 

Astros designated hitter Jon Singleton drove in three runs in Friday's win over Boston. 

Singleton went 1 for 6 and scored once. He drove in a run on a grounder early in the game and plated two in the tenth inning on a two-run single. 

Singleton stole his first base of the year. He's hit in three straight games. 

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun went 2 for 5 with four RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Rangers. Calhoun hit a pair of doubles, including a three-run two-bagger in the second inning.

In his last six games, Calhoun is batting .280 with three doubles and eight RBI. 

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu hit a solo home run in the third inning for the only run in a 1-0 win over Baltimore. 

Abreu hit his 14th homer of the year and drove in his 44th run. It was just his second homer and fifth RBI since June 13. 

Monumental struggles at the plate and a battle in a National League park have Indians first baseman Carlos Santana out of the lineup Friday night in Pittsburgh. Brandon Moss will play the position instead.

Santana continues to confound with his keen eye and inability to make consistent solid contact. He ranks second in the American League with 54 walks, yet is batting just .211 with 55 strikeouts in 256 at-bats.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter homered for the third time in five games during a 6-5 win Wednesday against the Royals. 

Carter got the Astros on the board with a solo home run off Edinson Volquez in the fourth inning. He added an RBI on a fielder's choice in the seventh inning.

Since June 3, Carter is batting .200 (18 for 90) with a .511 slugging percentage, .841 OPS, seven doubles, seven home runs, 13 RBI, 15 runs, 14 walks, 35 strikeouts and one stolen base in his last 27 games.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 1 for 2 with a walk in Tuesday's loss to Cleveland. 

Cabrera drove in the Rays' only run of the game, his 20th of the year and third in the last three days. 

Cabrera has hit in four of his last five games and is 9 for his last 18. He also had his 12th double of the year and third in the last five games. 

Angels first baseman C.J. Cron connected off CC Sabathia in the seventh inning for his second home run of the season during Monday's 4-1 win over the Yankees.

The solo shot was his only hit in three at-bats during the contest. Cron was recalled Monday. Prior to the game, Cron was hitting .150 with no extra-base hits in his last nine games.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter connected off Brandon Finnegan in the fifth inning for his 14th home run of the season during Monday's 6-1 win over the Royals.

The solo shot was his only hit in four at-bats during the game. He also struck out twice.

Prior to Monday's win, Carter was hitting .182 with two home runs and six RBI in his last 11 games.