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Paul Goldschmidt will be the designated hitter for the Diamondbacks' matchup with the Angels on Tuesday. Goldschmidt has started at first base in all but one game this season, so manager Chip Hale will use Tuesday's game in an American League ballpark as a way to get Goldschmidt some rest.

Danny Dorn, just recalled from Triple-A, will get the start at first base on Tuesday.

The Orioles have officially announced the call-up of Chris Parmelee from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Parmelee will be thrust into action immediately, as he is in the starting lineup, batting fifth and playing in right field against the Phillies.

Parmelee signed a minor-league deal with the Orioles in January, and will be making his season-debut on Tuesday

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit his 18th home run of the season in Monday night's 7-3 win over the Angels. 

Goldschmidt hit a three-run bomb in the third inning. Goldschmidt finished the game 3 for 4 and also hit a double. Over the past 10 games, Goldschmidt is hitting .457 with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBI. 

Goldschmidt now holds a .366/.484/.678 slash line. 

The Orioles have added first baseman/outfielder Chris Parmelee to their 25- and 40-man rosters, per MASNSports.com.

Parmelee earned the promotion with his fine performance at Triple-A Norfolk where he compiled a slash line of .312/.381/.444 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 32 RBI in 61 games.

"We like him," Buck Showalter said. "He's played the outfield well and first base. He can do a lot of things. He has options to play in the big leagues somewhere else, I would imagine."

Parmelee has 812 at-bats in the major leagues, all with Minnesota.

The Carlos Santana experiment appears to be over. His stint as the second hitter in the lineup, which began on May 21, was not a success. He is batting cleanup Monday against the Cubs in the Windy City.

All was well when he lifted his batting average from .213 to .236 in early June, but he has fallen into a deep slump with just four hits in his last 33 at-bats.

The Indians liked him in the second hole because of his propensity to at least reach base via the walk, but his on-base percentage has fallen 24 points in the last eight games.

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt continued to be unstoppable at the plate during Sunday's 4-0 win over the Giants.

Goldschmidt went 2 for 3 with two walks and a run scored.

In his las five games, Goldschmidt is hitting a whopping .550 with 11 hits in 20 at-bats.

The Angels recalled outfielder Daniel Robertson from the minor leagues Sunday, reports the Orange County Register.

Robertson can play all three outfield positions and he will replace designated hitter C.J. Cron, who was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday.

"C.J. didn't get as many looks as we hoped," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We didn't see many at-bats for him, especially playing two games in the National League this Wednesday and Thursday [in Arizona]."

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera connected off Chris Sale in the seventh inning for a two-run home run to propel the Rays to a 2-1 win over the White Sox on Sunday.

The home run was Cabrera's only hit in four at-bats during the game. Prior to Sunday's performance, Cabrera was hitting .190 with no home runs and two RBI in his last 13 games.

"I know he hasn't performed offensively the way he wants to, or is capable of," Rays manager Kevin Cash said, per MLB.com. "But when you can get big knocks like that it erases some of those tough games."

Reds first baseman Joey Votto went deep for the 14th time this season in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs. Votto's home run, a solo shot in the fourth inning, brought the Reds to within a run, but it wasn't enough to avoid the defeat.

After his two-hit performance on Saturday, the slugging first baseman is batting .348 (16 for 46) with five home runs and 12 RBI in 12 games this month.

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt continues to hit the ball well, adding two more notches to his ledger in Saturday's victory over the Giants. 

Goldschmidt's fourth-inning single drove in the D-Backs' fourth run, giving him 50 RBIs on the season. And, after going 2-for-4, Goldschmidt now leads the majors in batting average at .355. 

Goldschmidt has nine hits in his last four games to raise his average by 17 points.