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Athletics left fielder Mark Canha went 3 for 4 in his team's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday.

Canha doubled twice and scored two runs in the game.

For the season, Canha is hitting .245 with seven home runs and 24 RBI in 147 at-bats.

Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez drove in three runs to help lead the Tigers to a 6-4 win over the White Sox on Sunday.

"The last couple of days," manager Brad Ausmus said of Martinez, per MLB.com. "He looked like he was taking the thought process out of it and just seeing it and hitting it."

Martinez drove in two of the three runs when he connected off Jeff Samardzija in the sixth inning for a two-run home run. He finished the game 2 for 4 and is now batting .258 on the season.

"Unfortunately we have an off day [Monday]," Martinez said, per the Detroit Free Press. "I kind of wish we were playing."

Over his last 10 games, Martinez is 11 for 40 with one home run and three RBI.

Tigers designated hitter Yoenis Cespedes went 3 for 4 at the plate to help lead the Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Sunday.

Cespedes hit his eighth home run of the season when he connected off Jeff Samardzija for a solo shot in the sixth inning. He also drove in another run when he singled in the eighth inning, which drove in Ian Kinsler.

Before his three-hit game Sunday, Cespedes had been hitting .265 with one home run and one RBI in his last nine games.

A nagging back continues to plague Indians left fielder Michael Brantley, who was absent from the Sunday lineup for the second time in five games. He hasn't played in left field since Tuesday.

Brantley has a six-game hitting streak, but just one hit in each of those games.

A triceps issue that knocked Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter out of the game Saturday has not kept him sidelined Sunday. He is in the lineup against the host Dodgers.

Carpenter has remained productive all season. He has not gone more than two straight games without a hit, resulting in a fine slash line of .309/.395/.533.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen blasted his eighth home run of the season in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Braves. McCutchen's two-run shot in the fourth inning temporarily tied the game at two, and it was his only hit of the game.

The former NL MVP has 12 hits over 25 at-bats during his current seven-game hitting streak.

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter exited Saturday's game against the Dodgers in the fourth inning with a right triceps contusion. Carpenter was hit by a pitch in his elbow in the first inning but was able to remain in the game. He struck out in the top of the fourth, but did not come back out for the bottom half. 

Kolten Wong, who started the game on the bench, came in to play second with Pete Kozma sliding over to third. 

Carpenter is considered day-to-day heading into Sunday's series-finale in Los Angeles.

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera went yard on Saturday for his 12th home run of the season. His fifth-inning home run, a two-run shot, got the scoring started for Detroit and gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead, on their way to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox.

It was Cabrera's only hit of the game, but he has now hit safely in seven of his last eight games. 

"I thought Miggy's home run kind of let everyone breathe a little easier," manager Brad Ausmus said, per MLB.com. "We've been waiting for this for a long time."

The Rockies put on an offensive show in their 10-5 win against the Marlins on Saturday.

As a team, the Rockies put 17 hits on the board -- three hits apiece for CF Charlie Blackmon, 2B DJ LeMahieu and 1B Wilin Rosario.

Rosario (4) and RF Carlos Gonzalez (5) both hit home runs, and 3B Nolan Arenado and C Michael Mckenry each hit a triple.

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is receiving his first day off since May 16, as he is being held out of Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals. With the Dodgers set to face a left-hander, coupled with Gonzalez's heavy workload this season, manager Don Mattingly opted to give the slugger a rest.

Gonzalez has continued his offensive attack on National League pitching this season. Over his last 19 games (since his last day off), Gonzalez is batting .303 with two home runs and seven RBI. 

Justin Turner is receiving the start at first base on Saturday.