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Mondesi is out of the lineup Thursday against the Rays, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

After notching six hits in his first five games after being called up on July 26, he has now gone hitless with five strikeouts over his last four contests. Mondesi's defense alone should keep him in the lineup most days, but Christian Colon will man the keystone Thursday to give the 21-year-old rookie a day off.

O'Malley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

O'Malley will sit for the second straight game after starting the past six at short. In his place, the club will go with Luis Sardinas, who will bat ninth in the order.

Urena was promoted to Double-A New Hampshire on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old switch-hitting shortstop forced the Blue Jays' hand over the past week, notching 14 hits and two home runs in his last six games for High-A Dunedin. He leaves the pitcher-friendly Florida State League with a .305/.351/.447 slash line with eight homers and nine steals in 394 at-bats. Urena does not receive quite as much hype as some other shortstops in the middle levels of the minors, partly because he does not project to be a plus defender at shortstop, but his bat is legitimate and should be able to play even if he moves down the defensive spectrum.

Pennington (hamstring) was officially activated from the DL on Tuesday, Pedro Moura of the LA Times reports.

Pennington has been out since late May and will return to the club prior to their game against the A's on Tuesday. He will take the roster spot of the recently traded Joe Smith and figures to serve as a backup infielder.

Urena homered in his second straight game, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored Thursday for Single-A Dunedin.

One night after MLB.com ranked Richard Urena as the Blue Jays' top prospect, the 20-year-old shortstop showed why. The native of the Dominican Republic impressed last year during his first full season in the minors, cutting down his fielding errors while tallying 37 extra-base hits and hitting .262 over 121 games after committing to switch-hitting in 2014. This year, Urena has been even more consistent, batting .299/.344/.447 with eight homers, 18 doubles and seven triples in 93 Florida State League games. In the second half, he's 50-for-134 with a .413 on-base percentage and 13 extra-base hits over 33 games.

Bogaerts went 1-for-5 with a solo homer Sunday at the Angels.

Bogaerts smashed his 14th bomb of the campaign to cap off a five-run ninth inning in a thrilling Red Sox victory. He's now homered in three of his last five games to raise his slugging percentage to .486 on the campaign.

Pennington (hamstring) will be activated from the 60-day disabled list Tuesday, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.

Pennington has fully recovered from the hamstring injury that has kept him out since late May, but it looks like the Angels will wait for Monday's trade deadline to pass before activating the shortstop and thereby adding him to the 40-man roster. Once he rejoins the club, Pennington figures to serve in a backup capacity at multiple infield spots.

Mondesi will make his sixth consecutive start at second base Sunday against the Rangers, MLB.com reports. He'll bat ninth in the order.

As was expected when he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday, Mondesi has been given a crack at the everyday role at second base after the struggling Whit Merrifield was demoted to the minors. Mondesi has gotten off to a promising 6-for-17 start at the dish while successfully stealing a base in his lone attempt, but his presence at the bottom of the Royals' lineup will limit his run-scoring opportunities.

O'Malley went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in Friday's 12-1 loss to the Cubs.

The Mariners' leadoff man allowed his team to avoid the indignity of a shutout with a ninth-inning single that plated Leonys Martin. The 28-year-old has a pair of multi-hit outings in the last five contests, but has only tallied two extra-base hits, both doubles, in his 11 hits during July.

Bogaerts had a big night on Friday, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and his 13th homer.

Bogaerts continues to thrive in the middle of the powerful Red Sox lineup as he lifted his average to .331 on the year. The 13th homer established a career high in taters for Bogaerts with a full two months still remaining in the season. The knock on Bogaerts after 2015 was his power after hitting only seven homers, but he has put that knock to rest a bit as he is on pace for 20 bombs in 2016.