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O'Malley was called up from Triple-A Tacoma and will start Sunday's game in center field.

O'Malley impressed at Triple-A after a solid spring, batting .317 with a .412 OBP for Tacoma. The Mariners optioned Luis Sardinas, who has four hits in 26 at-bats and only started twice in May. O'Malley likely will be in a similar role, though if he contributes at the plate he'll get more opportunities than Sardinas.

Sardinas, who scored as a pinch runner Saturday, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

Sardinas found it tough to get into games recently, playing four games in May and starting twice. Shawn O'Malley was recalled and will play a similar role. Sardinas, who won the utility job in spring training over O'Malley, likely will be back up at some point.

Bogaerts went 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Astros.

Bogaerts and teammate Jackie Bradley seem to be playing a high-stakes game of one-upsmanship, much to the delight of the Red Sox and their fans. The performance marked the shortstop's sixth straight multi-hit effort, and ninth of the month overall. He's also working on a nine-game hitting streak, and is now slashing .407/.421/.593 over 54 at-bats in May.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

The 21-year-old went deep for the first time since May 6 versus the Mariners, and tallied his second multi-hit game in the last four contests. Correa now has half of his six homers on the year in May, and is slashing .275/.387/.457 on the season.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a double in Friday night's loss to Houston. He extended his hitting streak to eight games (15-for-37) and has five consecutive multi-hit games (11-for-24).

Bogaerts is following a similar trajectory in 2016 as he did last season -- a middling start in the cooler months before breaking out in the warmer weather -- only this year, he's accelerated the pace. In 2015, it wasn't until June that he started heating up and that wasn't nearly to the degree of his 2016 performance. Here in 2016, after posting a .784 OPS in April, Bogaerts has elevated that figure to 1.014 in May.

Pennington (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Pennington had an early exit from Thursday's loss to the Cardinals due to some cramping in his left hamstring and the issue has proved to be severe enough to warrant a DL stint. Brendan Ryan will take his place at shortstop Friday and the Angels recalled utility infielder Gregorio Petit to take Pennington's spot on the active roster.

Pennington left Thursday's game with cramping in his left hamstring, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.

While Pennington was forced from Thursday's game with the injury, the report indicates his not considered serious. If true, he will have a chance to return to action for the Angels' next game Friday against the Mariners.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in an 11-1 demolition of the Astros on Thursday.

That's now seven straight games with a hit for the 23-year-old shortstop, lifting his average to a season-high .331 mark. Remarkably, he was hitting just .204 as recently as April 19, but Bogaerts has gone a spectacular 36-for-88 (.409) over his last 21 contests. It'd still be nice to see him contribute more power and speed -- his three homers and six steals aren't that exciting -- but it's hard to complain when the guy's in the top five of the American League in batting average.

Updating on a previous report, Mondesi will be eligible to play should the Royals reach the postseason, Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reports.

The 20-year-old super prospect was suspended for 50 games earlier Tuesday due to a positive test for a performance enhancing drug. It was initially reported that Mondesi wouldn't be eligible to be called up for the playoffs if the Royals made it that far, but Sanchez reports that that is not the case. Still, Mondesi's suspension will begin immediately and last 50 games.

Pennington will start at shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday against the Cardinals, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Andrelton Simmons is slated for thumb surgery and could be facing an extended absence, so the door appears open for Pennington to play regularly at short for the Angels in the weeks and months ahead. However, Pennington is a .244 career hitter with little power or speed to speak of, and veteran Brendan Ryan, whom the team brought in from Washington, could steal occasional starts.