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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu continued the stellar start to his career Friday, accounting for six runs in a 9-6 walkoff win over the Rays.

Abreu had already driven in two runs before he stepped to the plate with the bases load in the bottom of the ninth, and he added four more in the most dramatic fashion possible. Abreu clubbed his second home run of the game to end the game, finishing 3 for 5 with six RBI.

Abreu has been everything the White Sox could have hoped so far, hitting .263/.336/.632 with nine home runs and 27 RBI through his first 24 games. 

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera continued to emerge from a slump and hit well against left-handers Thursday against Kansas City.

Cabrera raised his batting average to .238 with a two-game game. He singled in the first off Royals southpaw Bruce Chen and added a two-run double in the fifth to give his team a 5-0 lead. He has 16 hits in his last 53 at-bats.

Twins designated hitter Chris Colabello went 2 for 6 with a home run and four RBI in his team's 6-4 win over the Rays Wednesday.

Colabello knocked a two-run home run in the fourth inning to tie things up at two. His next hit came in the 12th inning, with his single bringing home two runs and leading the Twins to a win. He has been excellent in the first few weeks, hitting .346/.386/.577 with three home runs and an AL-leading 26 RBI in 78 at-bats.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter went 2 for 4 with two RBI and his first home run of the season in his team's 5-2 win over the Mariners Tuesday.

It's been a rough beginning to the season for Carter, who was 1 for 19 over his previous seven games before Tuesday's two-hit performance. He now owns a .148/.264/.279 line in 61 at-bats.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu kept up his hot hitting Tuesday, going 2 for 3 with his sixth home run in his team's 8-6 loss to the Tigers.

Abreu ended an 0-for-14 slump by going 8 for 16 with three doubles and two home runs over his last four games. He owns a .259/.344/.580 line with six home runs and 19 RBI in 81 at-bats.

The Astros gave slumping designated hitter Chris Carter the night off Monday against Seattle, MLB.com reports.

Carter, who hit 29 home runs last season, has just two hits in his last 34 at-bats to start his 2014 campaign. He is slashing .123/.250/.211 with two RBI in 68 at-bats.

Indians third baseman Carlos Santana told reporters Monday he is fine and was not in the lineup against the Royals because it was a scheduled day off. Santana also said he's not bothered by a groin injury, which was reported last week as part of the reason for his slow start offensively.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu broke out of his recent struggles on Sunday. launching his fifth home run of the season in a 16-2 win over the Rangers.

Abreu launched a two-run home run in the fifth and doubled in a run in the ninth. He added another double and finished 3 for 6 with two runs scored and three RBI. In his last two games, he has five hits over nine at-bats. He is hitting .243 with five homers and 17 RBI in 74 at-bats. 

Indians third baseman Carlos Santana is trying to work through a slump, according to MLB.com.

Santana is hitting just .153 through 59 at-bats, and hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo believes he's trying to do too much at the plate. "It just seems like he's trying to do too much," Van Burkleo said. "He went into that spell where he wasn't getting hits, and those 0-fers kind of pile up, and it kind of manifests."

Van Burkleo added that he is trying to get Santana to focus on one at-bat at a time. He praised Santana for his .333 on-base percentage, saying Santana finds a way to contribute even when he's not hitting well.

Indians third baseman Carlos Santana hit a home run Friday against the Blue Jays.

Santana only had one hit in the game, but made it count. In the sixth inning, he worked a six-pitch at-bat against Drew Hutchison. He took a 91 mph fastball out to right for a two-run shot. He finished the game 1 for 4, with one run scored and two RBI.