MLB Player News

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left Sunday's game in the eighth inning after suffering a mild groin sprain, per the Tampa Bay Times.

First baseman James Loney suffered a sprained finger but was able to complete the game. 

"Just a little sore," Loney said. "We'll see."

Cabrera went 1 for 3 in the game and committed his second error of the season. Loney went 2 for 4 and stole his first base of the year. 

"I feel a little sore, but it's more tightness," Cabrera said. "I think I'll be all right in a couple days."

Blue Jays DH Jose Bautista received a cortisone shot in his shoulder, per Toronto's 590 AM. Bautista is out of the lineup Sunday and will likely miss Monday as well. 

Edwin Encarnacion moves to DH from first base to replace Bautista, with Justin Smoak getting the start at first. 

Munenori Kawasaki also gets his second start of the year second base, replacing Steve Tolleson. 

Danny Valencia also gets a rest. Chris Colabello moves over from right field to left to replace him. Ezequiel Carrera replaces Colabello in right. 

White Sox right fielder Avisail Garcia will return to the lineup on Sunday. 

Garcia is batting fifth in the order and returns after two games with a sore knee. 

The White Sox also flipped positions of Jose Abreu and Adam LaRoche for the game. Abreu will play DH for the sixth time this year, while LaRoche plays first for the seventh time.

Blue Jays right fielder Chris Colabello went 1 for 3 at the plate in Toronto's 3-2 loss to the Mariners on Saturday. Colabello did his damage in the fourth inning when he belted a James Paxton pitch over the left field wall for a solo home run, his third of the season.

Colabello, who is now hitting .379 with 10 RBI on the year, has hit safely in four consecutive games. 

Astros first baseman Chris Carter had multiple hits for the first time in 23 games, dating back to April 28.

Carter went 2 for 3 with a walk and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth. He improved his average to .168.

The resurgence of Blue Jays right fielder Chris Colabello continued Friday night with his eighth multi-hit game since his promotion on May 6.

Colabello slammed three hits, including a two-run homer off Mariners closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning that made things interesting. He also singled twice to sweeten his already-sweet slash line to .381/.431/.556.

The blast gave him his first two-RBI game of the season.

Angels DH C.J. Cron is mired in a slump to start the season. Cron is hitting .200 with a .496 OPS. 

As a result, Cron has seen his playing time dwindle, starting just twice in the last 10 games.

Of course, with limited at bats, it will be tough for Cron to find his swing. The question the Angels must answer is whether Cron should stay on the Major League bench or go down to Triple-A to get regular playing time. 

"If you are getting at bats at the major league level you don’t have to get them seven days a week, but if you are getting them one day a week then there’s a discussion of what’s best for the team and what’s best for the player," manager Mike Scioscia said, per the Orange County Register. "C.J. has gotten enough at-bats where if he’s swinging like he can, he’d be contributing, but he hasn’t found that swing yet."

Indians first baseman Carlos Santana returned to the starting lineup and will bat second Thursday night against the White Sox.

Santana has been sidelined since Sunday with back spasms. He has been held without a hit over his last 14 at-bats. He is hitting .220/.365/.341 with four homers and 20 RBI in 35 games plated.

Santana is a .200 (6 for 30) lifetime hitter, with three homers and four RBI against Thursday starter John Danks.

Cleveland is favored (-130) at Chicago, per VegasInsider.com.

Struggling Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera is set to sit Thursday against visiting Oakland. Nick Franklin will play the position instead.

Cabrera has been steadily unproductive since mid-April. His batting average has not been higher than .225 since that point. He currently owns a stat line of .209/.264/.338 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 148 at-bats.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu pushed his hitting streak to 15 games with a 1-for-4 performance Wednesday against the Indians. It is now the longest hitting streak in the AL this season, besting Shin-Soo Choo by one game.

Abreu is batting .328 (19 for 58) with one home run, two doubles, seven RBI, 12 runs, six walks and 13 strikeouts during his hitting streak.

Abreu's batting average has climbed from .268 to .293 during his hitting streak. However, his slugging percentage has actually declined from .537 to .486.