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Indians first baseman Carlos Santana will start at designated hitter on Sunday, getting a break from the field. 

It's Santana's second start at DH in three games and third this season. Jesus Aguilar replaces Santana at first, starting there for the second time this season. 

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun just about did it all on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as his club was topped 7-6 by the Rangers. Calhoun went 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored. He also made a diving catch in the outfield to rob Rougned Odor of a hit in the eighth inning.

Calhoun is batting .375 (12 for 28) with three home runs and nine RBI over his past nine games.

Braves slugger Freddie Freeman is expected to return to the lineup Sunday when the team concludes its series in St. Louis, according to MLB.com.

Freeman has been sidelined with a bruised right wrist since June 17. He was activated Saturday with a slash line of .299/.367/.520.

Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello continued to produce in the clutch, driving in the game-winning runs with a single in the ninth inning of Toronto's come-from-behind victory Saturday.

Colabello's first hit of the game raised his average to .320 on the season, and with the pair of RBIs, lifted his total to 38 on the season. Colabello has driven in nine runs this month. 

Phillies slugger Ryan Howard delivered all the offense Cole Hamels and the Phillies would need Saturday, with his three-run homer providing the punch in Hamels' 5-0 no-hitter. 

Howard, who was 2-for-4 on the day, got Philadelphia on the board with a three-run blast to center off Cubs starter Jake Arrieta. His 17th homer of the season gave him 51 RBIs on the year. He is hitting .223 in 89 games.  

Orioles first baseman Chris Parmelee isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game. 

Parmelee is replaced in the lineup by Ryan Flaherty, who starts just his second game of the year at first base. 

The Braves activated first baseman Freddie Freeman from the 15-day disabled list, the team announced prior to Saturday's game. 

Freeman had been out for six weeks with a lingering wrist injury. He played a brief minor league rehab assignment at Class A this week. 

Freeman will join the Braves for the game against St. Louis on Saturday night. 

To make room, the Braves optioned Joey Terdoslavich to Triple-A Gwinnett. Terdoslavich hit .147 in 19 games with the Braves. 

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello will get a start at first base in Saturday's game. 

Colabello gets his 12th start of the year at first base, and his second in the last four games. Danny Valencia takes his place in left field. 

Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning of a game Cincinnati eventually lost to Colorado on Friday.

Votto went 3 for 5 in the game and homered for the second straight game. He has six multi-hit games in the last seven, including four games with at least three hits. 

Votto hit the 16th game-tying homer of his career and his 18th homer in the ninth inning.  

Rays rehabbing shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury, took batting practice Friday and ran the bases, per the Tampa Tribune.

Cabrera is eligible to come off the disabled list Monday, but he likely won't be back until early August.