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What was anticipated has become reality - the Braves have placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the 15-day disabled list with a right wrist contusion. The move is retroactive to June 18.

Freeman has been experiencing discomfort in the wrist lately and had been out of the lineup since last Wednesday.

His absence will be felt. His slugging percentage of .520 would be his best ever if maintained the rest of the year.

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello began struggling in late April after a torrid start last season. So those expecting him to do the same in 2015 cannot make the comparison with July approaching.

Colabello has been among the surprises of baseball for quite some time this year. He has shown no signs of slowing down. He has hit safely in 26 of his last 28 games to improve his slash line to .347/.388/.503.

And he's even getting hotter. Colabello is batting .393 (13-for-33) over his last nine games with nine runs scored. He has crossed the plate 29 times in 43 games.

It's highly likely that Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman will wind up on the disabled list on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. 

Freeman has been experiencing right wrist discomfort and underwent an MRI on Monday. The Braves have yet to release the results of the MRI. However, Freeman did not travel with the Braves to Washington for the upcoming three-game series against the Nationals.

If Freeman does end up on the DL, Joey Terdoslavich will probably be called up from Triple-A Gwinnett. This season, Freeman is hitting .299 with 12 home runs.  

White Sox outfielder Jose Abreu has been stuck on 12 homers and 40 RBIs for more than a week, but he's continued to hit the ball well, taking a six-game hitting streak into action Monday.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's victory, Chicago's second in a row after an eight-game skid. He is 8-for-24 (.333) during the mini-streak, but only one of the hits, a double, has been for extra bases. 

With hits in eight of his last 10 games, Abreu's average has risen to .288 this season. 

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman will undergo an MRI on his sore right wrist on Monday, per MLB.com.

Freeman, who has missed four consecutive games due to the injury, was hopeful about playing during his team's weekend series against the Mets, but the injury didn't improve as he wanted.

"[My wrist] is not worse, it's just not getting better," Freeman said. "I really don't have an answer until I can maybe get an X-ray or an MRI. I just want to know what is wrong."

Freeman is hitting .299 with 12 home runs and 41 RBI in 254 at-bats this season.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit a solo home run in the first inning of Sunday's win over Minnesota. 

Rizzo hit his 15th home run of the year and fourth in the last five games, spanning 18 at bats. 

"The guy's got to be on the All-Star team -- let him play shortstop, I don't care," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said, per MLB.com. "I know there are other really good first basemen and it's probably the most loaded position there is, but what he's done is remarkable. I've not seen it in person."

Rizzo went 2 for 4, walked once and scored twice. He drove in his 43rd run of the season. 

Marlins first baseman Justin Bour smacked his sixth home run of the season during Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Reds. Bour hit the solo shot off Michael Lorenzen in the second inning.

Bour went 2 for 3 with one RBi during the game. Prior to his two-hit game Sunday, Bour had been hitting .130 with two RBI in his last eight games.

Braves outfielder Jonny Gomes and first baseman Freddie Freeman are being held out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, reports MLB.com.

Gomes is dealing with a quad injury and it will be the fifth-straight game he has not started in.

Meanwhile, a wrist injury will sideline Freeman for the fourth-consecutive game Sunday. He took swings Sunday, but was still sore and he may need an MRI on Monday.

The Braves are underdogs (+125) against the Mets on Sunday.

Blue Jays outfieder Chris Colabello lost his eight-game hitting streak Saturday. He lost his starting spot Sunday - at least for one game.

Colabello is set to sit against Baltimore with Ezequiel Carrera taking his place. The former slammed 12 hits in 31 at-bats during his streak and has been a pleasant surprise all year, compiling a fine slash line of .344/.385/.497.

Ruben Tejada is in the starting lineup at shortstop for the Mets on Saturday. 

Tejada gets his eighth start at the position this season and first since June 6. He's started the last six games at third base.

Tejada replaces Wilmer Flores at short.