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The Reds scored just twice in a lopsided loss Saturday night to the White Sox. But don't blame Joey Votto.

The resurgent Cincinnati slugger slammed three of his team's six hits and drove in both of its runs with a two-run single in the third.

Votto boasts a fine slash line of .327/.424/.579, but hasn't homered since April 28 after blasting seven in his first 20 games.

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 3 for 4 at the plate in Tampa Bay's 7-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Cabrera ripped a double to right field in the fourth inning, but was left stranded at third after Tim Beckham was picked off at first base. Then in the eighth, Cabrera ripped a solo home run over the right field wall off of Spencer Patton, his first off the season.

Cabrera is now hitting .211 with nine RBI in 114 at-bats this season.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu connected for a 441-foot home run in a loss to the Reds in Game 1 of their doubleheader Saturday.

The bomb was Abreu's fifth of the season and first since April 22.

Terry Collins said via the New York Post that Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores "has a lot on his plate." And it apparently has nothing to do with eating.

Pitchers, however, have been eating him up, which is why he's not in the lineup Saturday in Philadelphia.

Flores has just three hits in his last 28 at-bats as his average has dipped to .229, its lowest point since April 18.

Angels designated hitter C.J. Cron is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

Cron has seen action in each of his team's previous matchups with lefties, but he'll take a seat Saturday despite lefty Dallas Keuchel's presence on the mound for the Astros. David Freese will server as the designated hitter, with Taylor Featherston sliding into the lineup at third base.

The Angels are slight favorites (-106) against the Astros, per VegasInsider.com.

Ryan Howard is not in the Phillies' lineup for Saturday's game. The first baseman will be rested for the fifth time this year. 

Replacing him at first is Darin Ruf, who started the last three games in left field. Ben Revere, who had been starting in right for the last three, switches back to left, where he started 19 games. Jeff Francoeur returns to right.  

Kris Negron makes his second start of the season at first base for the Reds in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Joey Votto is serving a one-game suspension, so Negron starts at first for the first time in eight games. He'll bat ninth in the order. 

Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello connected for solo home runs in the Blue Jays' rout of the Red Sox on Friday.

Donaldson delivered a first-inning solo shot while Colabello added a bases-empty blast in the second.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 5 at the plate with two RBI during Friday's 7-6 win over the Brewers.

Rizzo hit a solo home run in the fourth inning off Jimmy Nelson for his sixth home run of the season. Over his last 11 games, Rizzo is 14 for 42 with four home runs and 10 RBI. He is now batting .330 on the season

Right fielder Chris Colabello connected for his first home of the season Friday in the Blue Jays' win over the Red Sox.

Colabello's homer was a second-inning solo shot.