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Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon replaced an injured Dexter Fowler in the first inning and ended up having a big game for Colorado in a 6-1 win over San Francisco. 

Blackmon hit his fourth home run of the season in the next time up in Fowler's spot in the batting order. He went deep in the third inning off Barry Zito for a solo shot. 

Blackmon finished the game 1 for 3 with two RBI as he added a fielder's choice ground out that scored Todd Helton in the fourth inning. He is now batting .266 for the year. 

The 27-year-old reserve outfielder for the Rockies has hit in three straight games but is just 3 for 11 over that stretch. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera mashed his 42nd home run in a win Sunday over the Mets.

Cabrera finished 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBI. He added a walk to push his batting line to an absurd .360/.450/.685. All three lead the league, as Chris Davis's slugging percentage fell to .679 on Sunday.

Phillies outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf was unable to homer for a fourth straight game Sunday against the Diamondbacks, but he did manage at least one RBI for a fourth straight game. Ruf, who has nine August home runs, is batting .320 (8 for 25) with one double, three home runs and six RBI during a five-game hitting streak.

Athletics manager Bob Melvin kept outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and his struggling bat out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game in Baltimore, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.  

"He's having a tough time right now," Melvin said Cespedes, who has gone just 4 for 26 (.154) over his last six games with 10 strikeouts. 

Melvin believes Cespedes' struggle stem from a combination of how he's being pitched and his approach at the plate. He's been a little aggressive swinging at pitches out of the zone, according to the skipper. 

The Blue Jays have recalled shortstop Ryan Goins from Triple-A Buffalo, MLB.com reports. Goins, 25, owns a .257/.311/.369 line for Buffalo in 111 games.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera did not seem to be affected much by his lingering abdominal injury Wednesday, as he drove in three runs in a 7-1 win over the Twins.

He was hitless in his first three at-bats before a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning that drove in three runs. He added a walk earlier in the game, and was replaced by a pinch runner after his double, with the game in hand. 

Mariners second baseman Brad Miller hit his fifth home run of the season in the fifth inning Wednesday in a win at Oakland. Miller finished 1 for 5. 

The home run made it 3-2 Oakland at the time in a game the Mariners came back to win. Miller now has a .251 batting average and 24 RBI on his rookie season. 

The 23-year-old has gone 4 for 14 over a three-game hitting streak with two RBI in those games. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera made it into the starting lineup Wednesday against the Twins despite aggravating a lingering abdominal injury during Tuesday's game. Cabrera has failed to record a hit in just one of 17 August games, batting .358 with a .776 slugging percentage and 1.203 OPS.

After getting a rest Tuesday, Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter has returned to the team's starting lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

Carpenter will assume the leadoff spot again. He missed Tuesday's game in order to get Kolten Wong and David Freese playing time. Carpenter is hitting .312/.385/.474 in 481 at-bats. 

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller netted two singles, one RBI and one run in five at-bats Tuesday against the A's. It was his seventh multi-hit game in August.

Miller is batting .260 (20 for 77) with a .455 slugging percentage, .742 OPS, two home runs, three doubles, three triples, eight RBI and nine runs in 18 August games.