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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. 

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.