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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. 

A wrist ailment continues to sideline Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets.

His wrist remained a problem when he took a few swings Saturday, leading to speculation that he could be out until at least Tuesday, per MLB.com.

Freeman has been down since Wednesday, when his six-game hitting streak was halted.

Freeman is expected to have an MRI on Monday before the team travels to Washington, D.C. for a set with the Nationals. 

"[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."

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard was an offensive bright spot for what was an otherwise ugly evening on Friday. Howard launched a three-run home run, his 13th of the year, in the bottom of the fifth innning against the Cardinals, but it wasn't enough to avoid the 12-4 defeat. 

Howard has homered in back-to-back games for the fourth time this season. 

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera went 2 for 4 in Friday's win over Cleveland. Cabrera hit a solo home run in the second inning to put the Rays in the lead to stay. 

Cabrera hit his fourth homer and drove in his 16th run. 

"That was kind of special," Cabrera said of his big game against his old team. "Earlier, in my first inning on defense, I was a little nervous, but as soon as I hit the home run everything felt better."

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello reached base in all three plate appearances, in Friday's win over Baltimore. 

Colabello went 2 for 2 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to eight games. Colabello doubled, his tenth of the year, and scored. 

Colabello is hitting .387 with .940 OPS over his hitting streak.