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Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron launched a three-run homer in the team's eight-run seventh inning Saturday. Cron's blast traveled 410 feet to center, and he finished 2 for 5 with two runs scored.

He's hitting .295 with nine homers and 27 RBI in 149 at-bats.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter blasted his second career grand slam in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Angels. Carter's 403-foot shot to center in the third inning was his 15th homer of the season and gave him 35 RBI.

Carter also homered Friday, but is hitting just .189/.270/.426 on the year.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu belted his 27th home run Friday against the Mariners. 

Abreu stepped to the plate with one man on in the fifth inning. On the first pitch of the at-bat, Abreu hammered a 92 mph fastball out to left center for the two run shot. It was his only hit of the game. Abreu finished 1 for 4, with one run scored and two RBI. He's hitting .280/.330/.629 over 286 at-bats.

Twins outfielder Chris Colabello is in the lineup Friday against the Yankess, his first appearance in the majors since May 23.

Colabello was recalled to replace Joe Mauer on the active roster earlier in the week, after spending a month and a half at Triple-A Rochester. He hit .275/.347/.473 in 36 games in the minors. 

Early-season surprise Chris Colabello has been promoted to the Twins, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which has reported that he joined the team for the Wednesday afternoon clash against visiting Kansas City.

Colabello, who had been sent down on May 25, had 27 RBI in April before a 0-for-22 slump motivated his demotion.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu had one hit in each game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Angels.

Abreu went 1 for 3 with a walk in the 8-4 loss in game one, though his one hit was a three-run home run to push him back into the league lead for home runs. He followed that up by going 1 for 4 in a 7-5 loss in the second game.

Abreu has taken the league by storm as a rookie. In 71 games, he has 26 home runs and 67 RBI, both of which put him into a tie for the major-league lead. He is also hitting .280/.329/.627 in 279 at-bats, ranking fifth in the American League in OPS.  

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun went 2 for 4 with a walk and a two-run home run in his team's 7-5 win in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Calhoun smacked his home run in the eighth inning, and he's now managed to rack up multiple hits in four of his last six games, though he did go 0 for 3 in Game 1 of Tuesday's twin-bill. The outfielder has hit .284/.345/.494 with eight home runs and 21 RBI in 176 at-bats.

Angels outfieler Kole Calhoun led off Sunday's game against the Royals with a home run, but his team wasn't able to emerge victorious in a 5-4 loss in Kansas City.

Calhoun finished the game 2 for 5 with two runs, giving him three multihit efforts in his last four games. He has hit .284/.337/.485 with seven home runs and 19 RBI in 169 at-bats.

Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron belted two home runs Friday against the Royals.

Cron got to work immediately. In his first at-bat, Cron stepped against pitcher Jason Vargas. After working a seven-pitch at-bat, Cron managed to get a hold of an 89 mph fastball for the solo shot. He struck again in the fifth inning. This time, Cron wasted no time, hitting the first pitch he saw for a two-run shot. 

Cron finished 2 for 4, with two runs scored and three RBI. 

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu continued his home run binge Friday against the White Sox.

Playing against home run leader Edwin Encarnacion, Abreu apparently came into the game with something to prove. In the fifth inning, Abreu hit his first home run of the game. He worked a seven-pitch at-bat from R.A. Dickey, before taking him out to left.

Abreu's next home run came in an identical situation. He led off the seventh against R.A. Dickey. After working a five-pitch at-bat, Abreu muscled a solo shot to center field. Abreu has now hit 25 home runs this season, and is tied with Encarnacion and Nelson Cruz for the league-lead. He's hitting .280/.330/.633 over 264 at-bats.