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Mateo, 21, is hitting .390 with two steals over his last 10 games for High-A Tampa.

Mateo now has 31 steals in 103 games and looks to be back on track after a suspension earlier this summer. He is hitting .270 on the year, but does strike out a bit too much, fanning 99 times over those 103 contests. The Yankees did acquire shortstop Gleyber Torres at the trade deadline, but Torres is a tad behind Mateo in terms of development and Torres is currently playing second base alongside Mateo in Tampa.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a run in Friday night's 10-2 win over the Tigers.

This was Bogaerts' fifth straight game with a hit (though he's just 6-for-22 in that span) since he was given a rest day last Sunday. Despite the mini hitting streak, Bogaerts has hit the skids since the calendar flipped to August, hitting just .197 with no extra-base hits and just two RBI in the last 16 games. His season batting average, once as high as .357 in the middle of June, is down to .311. While the slump is concerning at the moment, Bogaerts should emerge from it.

Mondesi took Justin Verlander deep in the third inning Tuesday for his first major league home run.

Mondesi has been struggling, hitting only .213/.238/.311 so far in the majors. The home run shows his potential power, however, which made him one of the Royals' top-ranked prospects coming into this season.

Sardinas was traded to the Padres on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Sardinas was DFA'd by Seattle last week after hitting just .181 in 72 major league at-bats. The 23-year-old, who hit .252 at Triple-A, will provide depth at shortstop for San Diego and could see some playing time as a potential stopgap at the position in 2017.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Marlins on Sunday.

His solo shot off closer Fernando Rodney was his sixth home run of the season, as Anderson has shown a bit more power than expected in his rookie campaign. Unfortunately, he has also been as aggressive as expected at the plate, with a 5:70 BB:K in 55 games. That's why he's slid from the leadoff spot in the White Sox's lineup to sixth.

Correa went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays.

The Astros only managed seven hits in total, so Correa should consider himself lucky he was able to cross the plate even once, The performance extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which he's raking at a .395 (15-for-38) clip.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

The slugging shorstop was responsible for both of the Astros' runs on the day, opening the scoring on the day with a two-bagger that plated Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve in the first inning. The red-hot Correa now has a nine-game hitting streak and is slashing .314/.386/.588 over his first 51 at-bats of August.

Mondesi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The Royals promoted Mondesi to the big leagues in late July with the hope that he could provide some stability at second base after Whit Merrifield fell into an extended slump, but the 21-year-old has unsurprisingly experienced some growing pains. He's hitting just .196/.211/.250 with four stolen bases across 60 plate appearances since his call-up. Mondesi will be replaced in Sunday's lineup by Christian Colon and could soon be headed back to Triple-A Omaha if he doesn't turn things around quickly.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Bogaerts has had a poor showing at the plate over the last seven days, as he's gone just 4-for-23 (.174) with eight strikeouts in that time. Brock Holt will start at shortstop and hit second while Bogaerts gets a much-needed day off.

O'Malley could continue to lead off and play left field against left-handed pitchers, the Seattle Times reports.

Part of the reason Nori Aoki was sent down in June was his inability to hit left-handers (.174/.186/.439). Since his return in late July, he has started against a lefty once. In his place, Guillermo Heredia played left field and led off against lefties, but he was recently demoted because the Mariners needed another bullpen arm. That leaves the switch-hitting O'Malley now that he's not needed to start at shortstop with Ketel Marte back. O'Malley had two hits, including a run-scoring triple, and a walk in the role Friday night. Manager Scott Servais said he is not committing to the move for good, but the team isn't likely to put Aoki back in the leadoff spot, so unless Heredia is recalled, it looks to be O'Malley's job.