MLB Player News

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard went 1 for 3 with a home run during his team's win over the Marlins on Sunday.

Howard hit a solo blast off Marlins starter Dan Haren in what turned out to be a five-run second inning for Philadelphia.

Howard is now on a six-game hit streak, he's hitting .363 with eight hits, two home runs and seven RBI over that stretch.

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello broke a scoreless tie with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over Tampa Bay. 

Colabello went 1 for 2 and hit his ninth homer of the season. He now has three home runs in the last eight games. 

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (wrist) hit and threw Sunday, according to MLB.com. He will be re-evaluated Sunday night.

Freeman, who had two cortisone injections, underwent another MRI, which revealed fluid in his wrist. The Braves still don't have a return date.

Freeman took 30 dry swings Sunday. He said he got close to 100 percent intensity.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera will begin participating in baseball-related activities early this week, reports The Tampa Tribune.

Cabrera is on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. The Rays expect Cabrera to be activated in late July.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight game Sunday against the Rangers after sustaining an ankle injury Friday. Jon Singleton started at second base for a second straight game in Carter's absence.

Carter is hitless in his last seven games (18 at-bats). He has one RBI, three walks and eight strikeouts in that span.

Indians first baseman Carlos Santana filled up the box score in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Reds. Santana went 2 for 3 with two doubles, a walk, an RBI, a run scored and stolen base in the victory.

Santana drove in the only run that didn't score on a home run for the Indians with an RBI double in the third inning. He now has 16 doubles and 40 RBI on the season. The stolen base was his sixth in seven attempts. 

Right fielder Kole Calhoun gave the Angels all the offense they would need on Saturday. Calhoun belted a pair of solo home runs, en route to the 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

This was the first career multi-home run game for Calhoun, who also singled and walked in the game, reaching base in all five plate-appearances on Saturday. He now has 12 longballs on the year and five in his last 10 games. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 with two RBI in Saturday's win over the Braves.

Rizzo is now hitting .357 with 10 hits, a home run and five RBI over his last nine games.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter was not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, the team announced.

He was replaced at first by Jon Singleton, who will bat eighth. Carter sustained an ankle injury in Friday's contest.

Braves president of baseball operations John Hart said first baseman Freddie Freeman could start his rehab assignment Sunday or Monday, reports AJC.com.

"Freddie's going through the rehab, he's feeling better," Hart said. "We're going to attempt to get him out and let him start doing a few more things where he can go live, and maybe get him in some games, and then just see where it goes from here. But there was a level of optimism here in the last couple of days, where it looks like it's starting to work itself out."

Freeman is on the disabled list with a wrist injury and he is not expected to return until the first week of August.

"I think this weekend is going to be big for him in terms of where we're at come Monday," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Can he go down to Orlando and start working himself into some kind of baseball shape. Talking to him, he felt that [the wrist] is kind of turning the corner a little bit on him."