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Featherston cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He was designated for assignment Monday, and will spend the rest of the year at Durham. Featherston has a career .160/.221/.256 slash line in 244 plate appearances in the big leagues.

Bogaerts will likely return to the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

It sounds like the Red Sox are taking an opportunity to give their slumping shortstop a couple maintenance days, as he was recently dealing with lingering soreness from getting hit on the hand by a pitch in July. Eduardo Nunez is starting at shortstop and leading off. If Bogaerts continues to struggle at the plate after returning, he could lose out on a start or two each week over the final month, as the Red Sox now have pretty solid infield depth.

Bogaerts is out of Saturday's lineup against the Yankees, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Eduardo Nunez, who is starting at shortstop and leading off, is hitting .314/.347/.562 with eight home runs in 137 at-bats since joining the Red Sox and Bogaerts is hitting just .230/.310/.354 with two home runs over that stretch. It was reported earlier this week that Bogaerts was still dealing with hand pain from when he was hit by a pitch in early July, so that could also be factoring into him sitting for the second straight game.

Lindor is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader in Detroit.

He went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a strikeout in the first game of the twin bill. Giovanny Urshela gets the rare start at shortstop and will hit eighth against righty Buck Farmer.

Bogaerts is out of Friday's lineup against the Yankees, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

He was pulled for a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of Thursday's game, but no injury has been revealed and it seems he was just pulled due to his recent slump -- which could also be the cause of his absence Friday. Eduardo Nunez will start at shortstop and lead off.

Mondesi was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.

Mondesi certainly has the tools and Triple-A performance to suggest he could be a fantasy asset down the stretch, but it's far less certain that he will get enough starts to make an impact. He probably represents an upgrade over Alcides Escobar at shortstop, but the veteran may get preferential treatment from manager Ned Yost. Mondesi hit .305/.340/.539 with 13 home runs and 21 steals in 85 games in the Pacific Coast League, and is still just 22 years old.

Correa (thumb) will come off the DL and be inserted into Sunday's lineup against the Mets, Richard Justice of MLB.com reports.

This was always the expectation, assuming Correa did not experience any setbacks in his rehab games Thursday and Friday, but now we have confirmation. Correa should be deployed in all formats down the stretch.

Anderson (hamstring) is starting at shortstop and leading off Friday against the Rays.

He missed the last game with the hamstring issue, but will be back for this weekend's series. This will be his 10th time leading off since the start of August, as he fluctuates between the top spot and the bottom third of the order. Anderson is hitting .241/.255/.420 with five home runs and one steal in 162 at-bats since the All-Star break.

The Blue Jays called up Urena from Double-A New Hampshire on Friday, John Lott of The Athletic Toronto reports.

In his second campaign at New Hampshire, Urena's batting average took a bit of a dip from .266 to .247, while he compiled five home runs and 60 RBI in 551 plate appearances. He'll occupy a bench role while the Blue Jays finish up the regular season.

Bogaerts was lifted for a pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Yankees.

The slumping Bogaerts -- he's 2-for-23 over the last six games and was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Thursday -- was pulled for Mitch Moreland, a left-handed bat that might have been able to take advantage of the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium. Manager John Farrell admitted to Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald that the shortstop's recent struggles factored into the decision. Bogaerts has slumped since experiencing soreness in his hand when he was hit by a pitch in early July, but this was the first indication that those struggles could rob him of potential RBI opportunities.