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Lindor went 3-for-6 with two doubles and two strikeouts in Tuesday's 13-1 win over the Reds.

Somehow, Lindor didn't score a run or plate a run despite collecting three hits in the blowout win, but that's nitpicking. With back-to-back three-hit games, and four multi-hit games in his last five, Lindor is now batting .317 (10th in AL). He's also chipped in six stolen bases in seven attempts, putting him on pace to blow past 20 steals, which has made up for the lack of power to this point.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 15-6 win over the Reds.

The 22-year-old continues to show more prowess at the plate than was expected after he was widely regarded as a glove-first player for most of his time in the minors. Through 57 at-bats in May, Lindor is slashing .333/.377/.421 with a homer, seven RBI and two steals.

Anderson went 0-for-6 with three strikeouts against Triple-A Durham on Sunday, ending a three-game home-run streak.

Anderson did not have a homer to his credit as of May 11, but he proceeded to hit three over his next three games. The past week was particularly productive, as he raised his average by 50 points (from .226 to .276). A promotion is still far from imminent, but he should be up this summer if he continues on his current trajectory.

Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Astros. It was the third homer in the past eight games for Boston's starting shortstop.

Bogaerts has started to flex his bat in early May, with six extra-base hits and nine RBI during the last eight games. He's now slugging .503, well beyond his previous career levels. Perhaps this is just the beginning of a power element we've been waiting to see out of Bogaerts.

O'Malley was called up from Triple-A Tacoma and will start Sunday's game in center field.

O'Malley impressed at Triple-A after a solid spring, batting .317 with a .412 OBP for Tacoma. The Mariners optioned Luis Sardinas, who has four hits in 26 at-bats and only started twice in May. O'Malley likely will be in a similar role, though if he contributes at the plate he'll get more opportunities than Sardinas.

Sardinas, who scored as a pinch runner Saturday, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

Sardinas found it tough to get into games recently, playing four games in May and starting twice. Shawn O'Malley was recalled and will play a similar role. Sardinas, who won the utility job in spring training over O'Malley, likely will be back up at some point.

Bogaerts went 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Astros.

Bogaerts and teammate Jackie Bradley seem to be playing a high-stakes game of one-upsmanship, much to the delight of the Red Sox and their fans. The performance marked the shortstop's sixth straight multi-hit effort, and ninth of the month overall. He's also working on a nine-game hitting streak, and is now slashing .407/.421/.593 over 54 at-bats in May.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

The 21-year-old went deep for the first time since May 6 versus the Mariners, and tallied his second multi-hit game in the last four contests. Correa now has half of his six homers on the year in May, and is slashing .275/.387/.457 on the season.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a double in Friday night's loss to Houston. He extended his hitting streak to eight games (15-for-37) and has five consecutive multi-hit games (11-for-24).

Bogaerts is following a similar trajectory in 2016 as he did last season -- a middling start in the cooler months before breaking out in the warmer weather -- only this year, he's accelerated the pace. In 2015, it wasn't until June that he started heating up and that wasn't nearly to the degree of his 2016 performance. Here in 2016, after posting a .784 OPS in April, Bogaerts has elevated that figure to 1.014 in May.

Pennington (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Pennington had an early exit from Thursday's loss to the Cardinals due to some cramping in his left hamstring and the issue has proved to be severe enough to warrant a DL stint. Brendan Ryan will take his place at shortstop Friday and the Angels recalled utility infielder Gregorio Petit to take Pennington's spot on the active roster.