MLB Player News

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun went 1 for 4 at the plate in Los Angeles' 8-6 win over the Tigers on Saturday. Calhoun did his damage in the first inning when he ripped a solo home run off of Shane Greene, his fifth of the season. 

Calhoun is now hitting .281 with 24 RBI on the year.

First baseman Joey Votto may be finding his power stroke, as he connected for a home run for the second straight day, helping the Reds earn an 8-5 victory over the Nationals on Saturday. 

Votto came into the weekend series with just seven longballs in 167 at-bats, but has hit two in his last seven trips to the plate. Before his recent hot streak, Votto had not hit a home run since April 28. 

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit two home runs and drove in four runs in Saturday's win over Milwaukee. 

Goldschmidt hit a solo home run in the third inning and a three-run shot in the fourth. It's his first four-RBI day since June 4 of last year and his first two-homer game since May 17 of last season. 

"I think he has success everywhere, to be honest," D-backs manager Chip Hale said to MLB.com. "But this is a good place to hit. Good background. Ball seems to carry well. Guys are comfortable hitting here."

Goldschmidt went 3 for 5. He now has 14 homers and 42 RBI. 

Astros first baseman Chris Carter went 1 for 3 at the plate in Houston's 3-0 win over the White Sox on Saturday. Carter, who also drew a walk in the game, did his damage in the eighth when he blasted a solo home run off of Dan Jennings, his eighth of the season.

Carter is now hitting .188 with 27 RBI on the year.

A matchup against Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese has Marlins first baseman Justin Bour out of the lineup Saturday.

Bour has just five at-bats against southpaws this seaon with one hit. He has otherwise been mashing. He owns a slash line of .361/.409/.607 in 61 at-bats and has homered in his last two games.

White Sox standout Jose Abreu received good news Saturday when x-rays on his ailing finger came back negative, a source has told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Abreu left the game in the eighth inning Friday with the finger issue. He is not in the Saturday lineup in Houston.

Phillies veteran first baseman Ryan Howard, who has been the subject of intense trade rumors, has suddenly gone from hot to cold.

Howard is 0-for-12 in his last three games after a 9-for-21 stretch in which he slugged three home runs.

He remains on pace, however to hit 36 home runs this season. That would be his highest total since 2009.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter had two RBI in Friday's loss to the White Sox. 

Carter went 2 for 4, lifting his average to .185. His two runs driven in gave him 26 on the year.  

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu left Friday's game in the eighth inning, with a finger injury. 

Abreu was 2 for 4 with a run scored when he left. He was taken to the hospital for X-rays, per Comcast Sports Net Chicago. 

Abreu said he initially hurt the finger about two weeks ago and has been playing through it. 

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman hit his first home run in nearly a month in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Giants. Freeman came up in the top of the ninth with his team down by three. He proceeded to take closer Santiago Casilla deep for a solo home run, his sixth of the season. But it wasn't enough as the Giants were able to hold on for the victory.

The home run was Freeman's only hit of the game, and he has now collected just eight hits in 36 at-bats over his last 10 games.