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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 2 for 4 with two RBI in a loss to the Royals on Thursday.

The two RBI now give the Cuban 101 on the season and he's making history, as one of the first players to have two 30-100 season in their first two years. Imagine how good his season could have been if the White sox lived up to the lofty expectations they had at the beginning of the season. One more bat to protect Abreu could do him a world of good next year and will only raise his already sky-high value.

Astrosfirst baseman Chris Carter went 1 for 3 with a three-run homer and a walk in a 7-6 win over Seattle on Wednesday.

Carter appears to be getting hot, as he has five homers in his past nine games. This is when the Astros need a hot stretch, but it won't salvage his season.

Carter is batting .196, but he does have 24 home runs in 378 at-bats. He simply can't stick around the majors batting below .200, and he'll need to fix that in the offseason if he wants an everyday job next season.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 1 for 5 with a solo home run in a loss to Kansas City on Wednesday.

It's hard to say 30 home runs and 99 RBI could be quiet, but that seems to be the case with Abreu. In any case, he holds those fantastic numbers to go along with a formidable .291 average. It appears the Cuban's rookie season was no fluke, and he should be a top-20 pick in Fantasy for years to come.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 1 for 3 with a tie-breaking two-run home run, a walk and two runs scored in a 4-2 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old has been hot with the bat as of late, going 10 for 26 (.385) over the last seven games, with two doubles, two homers, five RBI and six runs scored over that period.

Although he has not been able to duplicate the success of his .356 August, Cabrera nevertheless has now totaled 16 RBI in September, his highest figure in that category for any month of the 2015 season.

Astros 1B Chris Carter went 2 for 3 with his 22nd homer of the season during Sunday's 4-2 win over Texas.

Carter has homered in four of his last six games for the Astros and while he's no longer their everyday starting first baseman, he's certainly getting hot at the right time. Overall, the 28-year-old is hitting .195/.305/.414 over 370 at-bats this season.

Angels first baseman C.J. Cron went 1 or 3 with a solo home run in a 3-2 win over the Mariners on Saturday.

Cron continues his recent power-surge, as he has two homers and five RBI over his last three games. The young righty has put together a pretty nice season, as he has 16 homers and 49 RBI in just 347 at-bats. If he plays a full 162 games develops as an everyday player next year, Cron would be a good candidate for 25-plus home runs and an average in the .275 range. Those numbers alone would make him must own in almost every format.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 3 for 5 with his 13th homer and two runs scored against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

That white-hot streak Cabrera experienced after coming off the DL unsurprisingly passed into memory quite some time ago; thus, this was both his first multi-hit effort and his first homer since Sept. 11 -- also against the Red Sox. Cabrera hasn't been a huge fantasy asset outside AL-only formats, but this has nonetheless been his best season since 2012.

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun hit his 24th home run Wednesday, going 2 for 5 with two RBI in a 6-5 win over the Astros.

Calhoun's performance Wednesday put an end to a two week slump, as the 27-year-old entered the game on a 5 for 45 skid. It's been an up and down year for Calhoun, who has posted a career-high home run total but seen his strikeout and walk rates regress.

Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Besides Cron, catcher Carlos Perez is the only other Angels regular out of the lineup for Saturday's nightcap. Cron went 0-for-6 with an RBI and two strikeouts in Game 1.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (knee) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASN reports.

This is a bit earlier than expected, considering Cabrera is only starting baseball activities now after leaving a game last Tuesday due to his knee strain. Assuming he's 100 percent Cabrera figures to retake his everyday shortstop role.