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O'Malley is out of the lineup Monday against the Tigers, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

O'Malley will have the night off as the Mariners opt to start Mike Freeman at shortstop. Over the last seven days, O'Malley has shown improvement from his subpar performance at the plate, going 5-for-19 with two home runs.

Sardinas was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

He'll be replaced on the 25-man roster by Mike Freeman, who will serve in a similar utility role off the bench. Sardinas has registered a .181 batting average across 77 plate appearances with the Mariners this season.

O'Malley hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Saturday to help the Mariners rally past the Angels, 8-6

It was the second home run in three games for O'Malley, who is holding down shortstop with Ketel Marte on the disabled list. He's started 15 games since the All-Star break, batting .279 with a .353 OBP, .779 OPS and two stolen bases in addition to his pair of home runs. Marte, who hasn't played since July 17, is expected to return soon, at which time O'Malley likely will return to his super-utility role.

Anderson (hand) will start at shortstop in Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Anderson was held out of Friday's game after bruising his hand in Thursday's contest, but it turns out that will be the extent of his absence. Anderson is 0-for-9 at the plate this month, but he will hit out of the leadoff spot Saturday night.

Anderson (hand) is out of the lineup against the Orioles on Friday.

Anderson was hit on the hand by a pitch during Thursday's contest and left the game in the first inning. He is not expected to miss any significant time as the X-rays came back negative, but he is on the bench for Friday's game as Tyler Saladino takes over at shortstop.

O'Malley went 3-for-5 with his first home run of the season in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox.

He led off the fifth inning against Boston starter Drew Pomeranz with the long ball -- just his second in 186 MLB at-bats spread over three seasons. Nonetheless, O'Malley doesn't have much appeal for fantasy owners outside of those in very deep AL-only formats who can make use of his occasional steals.

Lindor went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and scored twice in Thursday's win over the Twins.

Lindor's seventh-inning blast was his 13th of the season, and his first since July 19. The switch-hitting shortstop is living up to the high expectations he created in last year's rookie campaign. Lindor leads MLB in three-hit games (18) and sacrifice flies (11), while placing in the AL's top ten for average, runs and stolen bases.

Adames, 20, is slashing .274/.375/.444 with nine home runs, 46 RBI and 11 steals through 102 games for Double-A Montgomery.

Adames has now set single season bests in both home runs and steals, as he continues to climb towards the big leagues. He has also managed to cut down on his strikeouts this season even despite the increase in power. Adames flies under the radar for some reason but is a top-flight prospect for the Rays.

Anderson is day-to-day after leaving Thursday's game with a bruised left hand.

He was hit on the hand by a pitch in the first inning and left Thursday's game, being replaced by Tyler Saladino at shortstop. X-rays on the hand were negative, so he should not miss significant time. After getting off to a hot start to his big league career, Anderson has tailed off and is now slashing just .264/.271/.398 with five homers and four steals in 206 plate appearances. He has plenty of long-term upside, but his approach needs a lot of work, so it may take awhile before he fully rewards his owners in keeper and dynasty leagues.

Anderson left Thursday's game after being hit by a pitch on the hand in the first inning, the Chicago Tribune's Colleen Kane reports.

Anderson took a pitch off the hand to start Thursday's game and was replaced by Tyler Saladino at shortstop with Carlos Sanchez coming in to play second base. His status will be updated when the team specifies the nature of the injury.