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Angels first base prospect C.J. Cron fell a triple shy of the cycle Saturday for Double-A Arkansas. Cron, who belted a career-high 27 home runs in 2012, homered for just the second time, but he's batting .350 (14 for 40) in his last 10 games.

"They usually come for me, so homers are never really anything I worry about," Cron said, per MLB.com. "I'm just sticking with the same approach that's worked with everything else. Obviously, I'd like to have more than just two, but they'll come."

Cron, who is considered the Angels' third-best prospect by MLB.com, is batting .315 with a .460 slugging percentage in 32 games. He has one triple, four stolen bases, 10 doubles, 11 runs and 18 RBI.

Astros left fielder Chris Carter followed up a three-run homer Tuesday by hitting his eighth home run of the year in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Angels. He also avoided striking out for the second straight game, the first time this season he's put two consecutive games together with no strikeouts.

Carter has a .212 batting average on the year and has only struck out twice in 13 at-bats over his last five games.

Astros outfielder Chris Carter mashed his seventh home run in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

In typical Carter fashion, the home run was his only hit and it raised his batting average to .209. However, Carter didn't strike out for only the third time in 32 games. He still owns a league-leading 51 strikeouts.

Indians catcher Carlos Santana is at first base Tuesday.

Santana has been fantastic this season, and will remain in the lineup at first. The team is trying to give third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall some time off, and has shuffled their normal lineup.

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has struggled to open the year, and is striking out more often.

Cabrera is striking out at a career-high 22.6 percent rate this year. He's also seen his swinging strike rate rise from 7.3 percent to 8.2 percent. Cabrera is hitting just .233/.307/.437 to begin the season. Cabrera is showing slightly increased power, so it could be that he's utilized a slighty different approach early in the year.

Cabrera's average has never been a problem for Fantasy owners in the past, so there's a chance he bounces back from his early struggles. 

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera homered twice Monday during a win over the Athletics. Cabrera hit his homers off starter Jarrod Parker, once in the first and again in the fifth. 

Cabrera, who has four homers, went 2 for 4 with a walk and three runs scored. The 27-year-old has hit in three-straight games and nine of his last 10 to raise his average to .233. He also 10 RBI in that stretch. 

Astros slugger Chris Carter is expected to see more time at first base and designated hitter, the Houston Chronicle reports Monday. Carter has mostly played in left field, but that has not been successful. 

Carter is batting .207 with six homers and 14 RBI over 111 at-bats. He's 1 for 14 (.071) in 15 May plate appearances with five strikeouts. 

Indians catcher Carlos Santana continued his season-long hot streak with his sixth home run in Sunday's loss to Minnesota.

Santana finished 2 for 3 with a walk and the home run. He's now hitting an absurd .379/.471/.690. His batting average ranks second to Miguel Cabrera and his on-base and slugging percentages each lead the major leagues among players qualified for the batting title.

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera snapped a 10-game hitting streak Friday, going 0 for 4 and leaving six men on base in his team's 7-6 win over the Twins. Even with the streak, Cabrera has just a .217 batting average on the year.

Indians catcher Carlos Santana is hitting .395 with a .483 on-base percentage and a .711 slugging percentage. All three lead the American League.

Santana has walked in 14.6 percent of plate appearances and already has 14 extra-base hits. He has shown flashes of this talent throughout his first three seasons, and if April is any indication, 2013 could be a breakout year if he can avoid injuries.