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Anderson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 victory over the Mariners.

Anderson had a rough month of April by hitting .204, but he's certainly heating up in the month of May, and three of his five long balls have come in the season's second month. Those who stayed patient with the 23-year-old have to be excited that he's starting to turn things around, and he's been much more successful with less pressure hitting in the bottom third of Chicago's batting order.

Mondesi was sent back to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Mondesi was brought up to the big club for a lone contest against the Twins as part of a Sunday doubleheader, in which he went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts. The second baseman had spent the previous month in the minors, where he's fared significantly better (.324 average in 74 at-bats) than his time with Kansas City this season (.103 average in 39 at-bats), so clearly the team feels he needs to get additional reps in on the farm.

Mondesi was recalled from Triple-A Omaha prior to Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

After winning the starting second base gig out of spring training, Mondesi was banished to the minors in late April after getting off to a 4-for-39 (.103 average) start to the season. The 21-year-old was able to get back on track in Omaha with a .324/.383/.554 slash line over 83 plate appearances and could eventually receive another full-time look at the keystone now that he's back with the big club. Before that happens, however, Mondesi will have to prove that he's a superior option to Whit Merrifield, who has been marginally better than Mondesi was since taking over as the Royals' primary second baseman.

Anderson returned to the leadoff spot Friday and went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in the White Sox's 2-1 win over the Mariners.

With Leury Garica, Chicago's latest leadoff hitter, out of the starting lineup due to an elbow bruise, manager Rick Renteria couldn't resist moving a hot-hitting Anderson back to the top of the order. Anderson entered Friday's game riding a seven-game hitting streak, all of which came with him batting in the bottom third of the order, mostly in the seven-hole. It was the first prolonged stretch of success for the 23-year-old shortstop this season, and we're a bit flummoxed why Renteria would mess with that. At any rate, Garcia entered Friday's game as a pinch runner and played an inning in center field, so perhaps the batting order will be restored Saturday.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 5-3 loss to Cleveland.

Correa has knocked in at least one run in eight of his last nine games, plating 12 men during that span while scoring 11 runs himself. The 22-year-old shortstop has a 1.156 OPS in 16 games this month and, with six homers in 38 games, is on pace to reach a third consecutive 20-homer season.

After a terrible start to the campaign, Urena has gone 10-for-31 (.323) with six RBI over his last seven games at Double-A New Hampshire.

Although his average still sits near the Mendoza Line, the highly touted prospect is at least beginning to show signs of life. However, Urena's 22 percent strikeout rate in 141 at-bats remains a point of concern. The shortstop posted a 14 percent mark over 124 at-bats last year for New Hampshire.

Mondesi is happy with the progress he's making at Triple-A Omaha, and feels that he's getting back into a rhythm at the plate, Tony Boone of the Omaha World-Herald reports.

The 21-year-old infielder, who was sent to the minors after going 4-for-39 (16 strikeouts) with the Royals, is riding an 11-game hitting streak in Omaha. Mondesi's added 74 points to his batting average (.324) during the impressive run that includes three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs. It remains to be seen when, and if, he'll be recalled. "I'm still working on my stuff," Mondesi said. "I'm really happy I'm getting back into my rhythm. And being around these guys is a lot of fun. I've just got to keep doing my job and keep playing hard."

Anderson went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.

Anderson's first April in the majors didn't go so well but he's turned a corner, having hit safely in seven straight games. That includes multiple hits in the last four and extra-base hits in the last three. Perhaps removing the pressure of batting at the top of the order has helped fuel his turnaround. Anderson has taken a shine to hitting out of the seven-hole, where he's 11-for-23 with just four strikeouts in six games.

D'Arnaud was designated for assignment Thursday, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Hector Velazquez was brought up from Triple-A Pawtucket to start Thursday's game against the A's, so Boston opted to designate d'Arnaud for assignment. D'Arnaud has appeared in just two games since being acquired by the Red Sox, during which he's gone 1-for-2.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Cardinals.

Bogaerts' eighth-inning triple plated Dustin Pedroia and put him in position to score on Andrew Benintendi's sacrifice fly, a sequence that tied the game and led to extra innings. While we rue the lack of home runs from Bogaerts in 2017, he's posted 11 extra-base hits in the last 17 games and is sporting career highs in slugging (.456) and OPS (.852).