MLB Player News

Ezequiel Carrera returns to right field for the Blue Jays on Sunday after not starting the last two games. He'll bat seventh in the order. 

Chris Colabello, who had been manning right field in Carrera's place, moves to left field. He bats sixth. 

The Blue Jays are -120 money line favorites at home against Boston. 

Astros first baseman Chris Carter went 1 for 4 at the plate in Houston's 6-5 win over the Angels on Saturday.

Carter did his damage in the second inning when he ripped a 1-0 pitch from Matt Shoemaker over the right field wall for a two-run shot, his fifth of the season.

Carter, who also struck out twice, is now hitting .155 with 12 RBI in 103 at-bats this season.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 3 for 4 at the plate in Tampa Bay's 7-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Cabrera ripped a double to right field in the fourth inning, but was left stranded at third after Tim Beckham was picked off at first base. Then in the eighth, Cabrera ripped a solo home run over the right field wall off of Spencer Patton, his first off the season.

Cabrera is now hitting .211 with nine RBI in 114 at-bats this season.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu connected for a 441-foot home run in a loss to the Reds in Game 1 of their doubleheader Saturday.

The bomb was Abreu's fifth of the season and first since April 22.

Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

Cron has seen action in each of his team's previous matchups with lefties, but he'll take a seat Saturday despite lefty Dallas Keuchel's presence on the mound for the Astros. David Freese will server as the designated hitter, with Taylor Featherston sliding into the lineup at third base.

The Angels are slight favorites (-106) against the Astros, per VegasInsider.com.

Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello connected for solo home runs in the Blue Jays' rout of the Red Sox on Friday.

Donaldson delivered a first-inning solo shot while Colabello added a bases-empty blast in the second.

Right fielder Chris Colabello connected for his first home of the season Friday in the Blue Jays' win over the Red Sox.

Colabello's homer was a second-inning solo shot.

Angels DH C.J. Cron is mired in a 2-for-26 slump. Manager Mike Scioscia benched him for one game on Thursday as he tries to help Cron make his way out of the cold spell.

"We’ve really tried to get him enough playing time to find his swing, but also giving him time to work on some stuff, mixing some guys in and out of the lineup," said Scioscia, per the Orange County Register. "We need him. We need his bat. We need his power. Hopefully he’ll start to get comfortable in the batters box and start being productive."

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu may move to third base to keep DH Adam LaRoche in the lineup for interleague games. 

Abreu hasn't played third in more than five years, but the White Sox have discussed the option. 

"There’s a possibility of that," manager Robin Ventura said, per CSN Chicago. "He can do it. … It might not be his best position but he can play. So if we need that offense to stay in there with LaRoche, we can move him over to third base. I’m not afraid to do that."

Indians first baseman Carlos Santana hit a solo home run during Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Royals. 

Santana finished the game 1 for 3 with a strikeout. He also drew a walk. Santana now holds a slash line of .242/.402/.396. The home run was Santana's fourth of the season.