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As expected, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Red Sox after suffering a right wrist sprain Wednesday. Kelly Johnson started in his absence at first base.

Thursday was just the second time this season that Freeman didn't start. The other time was May 31. 

He is batting .328 with four doubles, five home runs, 15 RBI, 14 runs, seven walks, 13 strikeouts and two stolen bases through 16 games in June.

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit his 19th home run of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Angels. 

Goldschmidt hit his solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. Goldschmidt finished the game 2 for 4 and is now hitting an incredible .472 over his last 10 games. Goldschmidt has hit three home runs over this span as well. 

For the season, Goldschmidt holds a slash line of .363/.481/.679. 

Just for good measure, Astros first baseman Chris Carter added a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give Houston their 8-4 win over the Rockies on Wednesday. Carter, who also doubled earlier in the game, slugged his 12th home run of the season on Wednesday.

Carter had been hitless in his last three games entering play on Wednesday, but broke out of the mini-slump in a big way. He has four homers in the month of June so far.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman left Wednesday's game against the Red Sox in the top of the seventh inning with a wrist injury. Freeman was 0 for 3 prior to his departure.

The Braves are calling the injury a right wrist sprain, which has caused Freeman to receive a cortisone shot, and he will not be available for Thursday's series finale. He does hope to play on Friday against the Mets, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke an 0-for-20 skin with a two-run home run in the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Indians. The home run, his 12th of the season, but the Cubs up 6-0, but they would go on to put up another 11 on the board to take the 17-0 victory.

Rizzo, who went 2 for 4 with the homer and a double on Wednesday, has cooled down at the plate recently. Over his last 10 games, he's batting .220 (9 for 41), though he still has a solid .303 batting average on the season.

Orioles outfielder Chris Parmelee stayed hot in his second MLB game of the season. 

In the top of the first inning of Baltimore's 6-4 win over the Phillies, Parmelee hit a solo home run. That gives Parmelee three in two days. Parmelee finished the game 1 for 3. 

Reds first baseman Joey Votto is not in the starting lineup against the Tigers on Wednesday.

Votto, who is hitting .333 in his last 15 games, will be replaced by Chris Dominguez at first base.

Indians catcher/first baseman Carlos Santana drove in four runs in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. 

Santana went 2 for 3 with a three-run home run, his second homer in three games. The third-inning blast put the Indians on top to stay.  

Santana now has eight home runs and 33 RBI on the season. He recorded his first four-RBI game since July 27 of last year. 

Orioles outfielder Chris Parmelee blasted two home runs in his 2015 debut during Tuesday night’s 19-3 blowout victory over the Phillies.

Parmelee hit his first homer in the second inning, becoming the third to go yard in that frame after Manny Machado and Jimmy Paredes did. Parmelee came back in the sixth and tagged Justin De Fratus with a long ball.

For Parmelee, who was called up from Triple-A on Tuesday, those are his first two homers of the season.

"Pretty good way to start, right? The team played phenomenal tonight. We came ready to swing the bats, everybody did. Good to see. That was pretty special for me," Parmelee said, via MASN Sports. 

Parmelee finished the game 4 for 6 from the plate.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman went 1 for 5 with a double, his 20th, in Tuesday's loss to Boston. 

Freeman scored and drove in his 41st run of the season. The double extended his hitting streak to six straight. He's hitting .346 over the streak.