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Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rays. It was the second time in three games and just the third time since May 4 he has not started.

It was originally reported Colabello might be dealing with a finger injury after he had one of his nails pulled back when the baseball hit him Monday. However, he was out of the lineup Tuesday because the Blue Jays wanted Ezequiel Carrera in left field for his defense with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on the mound, per Sportsnet.ca.

Collabello, who drove in two runs during Monday's 8-5 win, is batting .319 (23 for 72) with one home run, four doubles, 12 RBI, 14 runs, two walks, 19 strikeouts and one stolen base in 18 June games.

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello began struggling in late April after a torrid start last season. So those expecting him to do the same in 2015 cannot make the comparison with July approaching.

Colabello has been among the surprises of baseball for quite some time this year. He has shown no signs of slowing down. He has hit safely in 26 of his last 28 games to improve his slash line to .347/.388/.503.

And he's even getting hotter. Colabello is batting .393 (13-for-33) over his last nine games with nine runs scored. He has crossed the plate 29 times in 43 games.

White Sox outfielder Jose Abreu has been stuck on 12 homers and 40 RBIs for more than a week, but he's continued to hit the ball well, taking a six-game hitting streak into action Monday.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's victory, Chicago's second in a row after an eight-game skid. He is 8-for-24 (.333) during the mini-streak, but only one of the hits, a double, has been for extra bases. 

With hits in eight of his last 10 games, Abreu's average has risen to .288 this season. 

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.

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. 

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello hit his fifth home run of the season against the Mets on Thursday.

Colabello hit a solo home run off of Mets starter Bartolo Colon in the top of the fifth inning. He finished the game going 1 for 4 with with an RBI and two runs scored.

Colabello is hitting .344 with 10 hits and four RBI over his last seven games, which he has hit safely in all of them.

Astros left fielder Chris Carter went 2 for 5 with two RBI in Thursday's win over the Rockies.

Carter's bat has come alive during his last two games, going a combined 4 for 10 with two doubles and four RBI.

Just for good measure, Astros first baseman Chris Carter added a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give Houston their 8-4 win over the Rockies on Wednesday. Carter, who also doubled earlier in the game, slugged his 12th home run of the season on Wednesday.

Carter had been hitless in his last three games entering play on Wednesday, but broke out of the mini-slump in a big way. He has four homers in the month of June so far.

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.