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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu launched his 18th home run of the season Monday night against the Tigers.

Abreu took starter Rick Porcello deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning. He added double and finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and two RBI in a 6-5 win. He is hitting .260 with 18 homers and 49 RBI in 200 at-bats.

The Angels are using Kole Calhoun and Collin Cowgill as a platoon in right field. Since Josh Hamilton's return, Calhoun has played the four games against right-handed starters, with Cowgill starting twice against lefties, notes MLB.com.

Against lefties, Cowgill is hitting .306/.377/.452 while Calhoun is batting .250/.250/.375.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter made his lone hit count on Sunday, launching a grand slam in a win over the Twins.

Carter took reliever Brian Duensing deep in the seventh inning for the slam. He finished 1 for 4 with two runs scored and four RBI in a 14-5 victory. He is hitting .194 with 10 homers and 27 RBI in 186 at-bats.

Indians catcher/infielder Carlos Santana reached base four times during Saturday's contest against the Rangers in Arlington.

Santana took reliever Tanner Scheppers deep for a two-run shot in the seventh inning. He added a single and finished 2 for 2 with two walks, two runs scored and two RBI in an 8-3 victory. He is hitting .171 with seven homers and 19 RBI in 181 at-bats.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter has been benched Saturday in Minnesota.

Carter has received occasional days off, greatly due to his all-or-nothing production at the plate. Of his 35 hits this season, 21 have been for extra bases, but he still owns a .193 batting average and .290 on-base percentage.

He has just three hits in his last 21 at-bats and 65 strikeouts in 181 at-bats on the year.

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun clubbed his fourth home run Friday against the White Sox.

Calhoun wasted no time getting to work, hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. He would later double during the game. Calhoun finished 2 for 4, with one run scored and three RBI. He's hitting .231/.297/.435 over 108 at-bats.

Indians designated hitter/catcher/third baseman Carlos Santana is set to man the first of those roles Friday night in Texas after his activation from the 7-day concussion disabled list.

Santana can only hope the time off can fix his timing at the plate. He has been a mess all season with a .159 average and .301 slugging percentage, which is why he's batting eighth against the Rangers.

Indians infielder Asdrubal Cabrera reached base three times in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, but made his biggest impact with his final plate appearances.

Cabrera went 2 for 5 with a walk, and scored each time he reached base. It was his last hit that proved key, as he won the game with a three-run, walk-off home run in the 12th inning.  The Indians won, 7-4.

Cabrera is now hitting .246/.322/.384 in 57 games, with five home runs in 211 at-abts. 

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBI in his team's 4-1 win over the Dodgers Tuesday.

Abreu hit a home run in his return from an ankle injury Monday, then followed it up with another homer one day later. It was the second time this season he homered in consecutive games. Abreu has hit .265/.315/.619 with 17 home runs and 47 RBI in 181 at-bats.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 7-2 win over the Angels Tuesday.

Carter was just 1 for 11 in his last four games after posting a two-homer game last week, but his two-hit performance boosted his batting average back to .200. He has hit nine home runs and driven in 23 runs in 175 at-bats.