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Orioles outfielder Chris Parmelee blasted two home runs in his 2015 debut during Tuesday night’s 19-3 blowout victory over the Phillies.

Parmelee hit his first homer in the second inning, becoming the third to go yard in that frame after Manny Machado and Jimmy Paredes did. Parmelee came back in the sixth and tagged Justin De Fratus with a long ball.

For Parmelee, who was called up from Triple-A on Tuesday, those are his first two homers of the season.

"Pretty good way to start, right? The team played phenomenal tonight. We came ready to swing the bats, everybody did. Good to see. That was pretty special for me," Parmelee said, via MASN Sports. 

Parmelee finished the game 4 for 6 from the plate.

The Orioles have officially announced the call-up of Chris Parmelee from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Parmelee will be thrust into action immediately, as he is in the starting lineup, batting fifth and playing in right field against the Phillies.

Parmelee signed a minor-league deal with the Orioles in January, and will be making his season-debut on Tuesday

The Orioles have added first baseman/outfielder Chris Parmelee to their 25- and 40-man rosters, per MASNSports.com.

Parmelee earned the promotion with his fine performance at Triple-A Norfolk where he compiled a slash line of .312/.381/.444 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 32 RBI in 61 games.

"We like him," Buck Showalter said. "He's played the outfield well and first base. He can do a lot of things. He has options to play in the big leagues somewhere else, I would imagine."

Parmelee has 812 at-bats in the major leagues, all with Minnesota.

The Carlos Santana experiment appears to be over. His stint as the second hitter in the lineup, which began on May 21, was not a success. He is batting cleanup Monday against the Cubs in the Windy City.

All was well when he lifted his batting average from .213 to .236 in early June, but he has fallen into a deep slump with just four hits in his last 33 at-bats.

The Indians liked him in the second hole because of his propensity to at least reach base via the walk, but his on-base percentage has fallen 24 points in the last eight games.

The Angels recalled outfielder Daniel Robertson from the minor leagues Sunday, reports the Orange County Register.

Robertson can play all three outfield positions and he will replace designated hitter C.J. Cron, who was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday.

"C.J. didn't get as many looks as we hoped," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We didn't see many at-bats for him, especially playing two games in the National League this Wednesday and Thursday [in Arizona]."

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera connected off Chris Sale in the seventh inning for a two-run home run to propel the Rays to a 2-1 win over the White Sox on Sunday.

The home run was Cabrera's only hit in four at-bats during the game. Prior to Sunday's performance, Cabrera was hitting .190 with no home runs and two RBI in his last 13 games.

"I know he hasn't performed offensively the way he wants to, or is capable of," Rays manager Kevin Cash said, per MLB.com. "But when you can get big knocks like that it erases some of those tough games."

First baseman Carlos Santana got the scoring started for the Indians when he crushed a solo home run off Justin Verlander in the fourth inning on Saturday. Santana's seventh home run of the season brough the Indians to within a run, as they went on to win 5-4 over the Tigers.

The home run was Santana's only hit of the game, though he did draw a walk. He has struggled at the plate this month, batting .200 through 11 games in June.

The Astros will put a shuffled lineup up against the Mariners on Saturday, the team announced.

Right fielder George Springer will return to the leadoff role after teammate Jose Altuve, who hit leadoff in Friday's game, hurt his hamstring. Rookie shortstop Carlos Correa will bat second, despite not hitting any higher than fifth in the lineup since being called up to the majors.

Jake Marisnik will make his first start in left field, giving Preston Tucker a day off. He will bat sixth in the lineup.

First baseman Chris Carter, who hit a home run out of the ninth spot on Friday, will bat in the cleanup spot on Saturday.

Marwin Gonzalez will fill Altuve's void at second base and bat eighth.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter slammed his 11th home run of the season in a win against the Mariners on Friday.

Carter went 2 for 3 with a solo home run, an RBI, a walk and two runs scored.

Carter is hitting .444 with four hits and four runs scored in his last three games.

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun hit a solo home run and drove in three runs in Friday's win over Oakland. 

Calhoun went 2 for 4. He hit his sixth home run and drove in his 32nd run.