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Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes homered for the eighth time this season and second time in six games Sunday against the Royals. He also had his first multi-hit game in 14 starts.

Cespedes entered Sunday in a 7-for-49 slump in his last 13 games. He did have three home runs and five RBI in that span.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera had his second career three-home run game Sunday night against the Rangers.

Cabrera had a three-run home run in the third, and solo shots in the fifth and eighth innings. He became the 23rd player in major-league history to finish 4 for 4 with three home runs, five RBI and four runs scored. But he became the first player to do it in a loss as the Tigers fell to the Rangers 11-8.

Cabrera hit .304 with eight homers and 34 RBI through 42 games during his triple crown season in 2012. He is hitting .387 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI through 42 games this season.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley knocked in four runs as part of a 2 for 4 game in Sunday's win over Seattle.

Brantley finished with two runs scored and his second home run in the process. Brantley continues to be a force in Cleveland's revamped lineup, as his batting line is at a robust .301/.357/.392.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley, batting third, singled home Michael Bourn in the first and added a three-run homer in the second, all off Mariners starter Felix Hernandez Sunday.

Brantley, batting .301, went 2 for 4 and scored twice. He has 19 RBI and two homers over 153 at-bats. 

Astros outfielder J.D. Martinez homered in the club's 7-5 victory Wednesday against Detroit.

It was Martinez's first home run since returning from the minor leagues May 7. Martinez is struggling with strikeouts -- he has eight in 24 at-bats since the return -- but the power has been there. He has four doubles to go with the home run.

Martinez is hitting .246/.274/.478 this season.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera homered and doubled in Tuesday's win over Houston.

Cabrera finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored, a walk and an RBI. Cabrera now owns a sharp 1.060 OPS, second in the league to Chris Davis' 1.072 mark. The RBI was his 41st, extending his league-leading total to 41, with Davis' 37 checking in second.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes may still have felt a bit sluggish from his recent illness Tuesday against the Rangers. He went 0 for 5 in the extra-inning game.

Cespedes is batting just .202. 

Cespedes, who has three homers over his last 10 games and seven this season, has just two hits over his last seven games. He's struggling right now, but he's managed to keep his strikeouts down.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was in the starting lineup Tuesday against Texas despite leaving Monday's game with an illness, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Cespedes, who has just two hits in his previous six games, was not expected to miss any playing time and slotted third in the batting order.

Astros manager Bo Porter said J.D. Martinez, Robbie Grossman and Jimmy Paredes will be the team's regular three starters in the outfield, MLB.com reports. Porter had been rotating Trevor Crowe and Brandon Barnes in the outfield over the past few weeks.

"They're going to get the bulk of the playing time," Porter said, "so that I, as a manager, can make a definitive decision as a manager to answer the question: Can this guy or can that guy play every day at the Major League level?"

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley went 2 for 4 in a victory Sunday against Detroit.

Brantley had a run, RBI and a walk. His two hits were singles. He has lacked power this year, with a .388 slugging percentage, but his .306 average and .365 on-base percentage have set the table for the rest off the Indians' lineup.