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Featherston was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.

Featherston will join the Phillies in place of Andres Blanco, who was placed on the 15-day DL with a fractured left index finger in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old is hitting .254/.324/.448 with three home runs and 10 RBI in Triple-A since the start of July; he will likely assume a backup infielder role with the Phillies.

Featherston will likely be promoted to the majors on Monday, Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Phillies will place Andres Blanco on the disabled list Monday with a fractured left index finger, opening up a utility spot on the team's roster. Featherston was held out of Sunday's lineup at Triple-A Lehigh Valley and is already on the 40-man roster, making him the best candidate to replace Blanco. He's hit .264/.320/.446 with 12 home runs and four stolen bases in 352 at-bats for Lehigh Valley this season.

Story went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored during Sunday's win over Atlanta.

Story feasted on Braves pitching over the weekend series, as four of his seven hits went for home runs en route to nine RBI and seven runs scored. 'Breakout' hardly seems to describe what Story has done during his first major league season, as his 27 round-trippers now lead the National League.

O'Malley is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

With Ketel Marte dealing with a case of mononucleosis that resulted in his placement on the DL on Saturday, O'Malley has stepped in as the Mariners' primary shortstop. He's gone 4-for-17 with a pair of walks and a stolen base while starting each of the previous five games, but he'll get a day off in the series finale as manager Scott Servais gives Luis Sardinas a chance to make a spot start. O'Malley still figures to assume the bulk of the starts at shortstop until Marte returns.

Bogaerts went 4-for-6 with a run scored in Saturday night's 11-9 loss to Minnesota.

Starter David Price and Boston's uber-shaky bullpen were the story in Saturday's loss, but the offense continues to chug along. Bogaerts has eight hits in the first three games of the series against the Twins and enters Sunday's contest with a .643 batting average (18-for-28) and 1.619 OPS in six games against Minnesota this season.

O'Malley went 3-for-5 with a run in Saturday's 14-5 victory over the Blue Jays.

The 28-year-old shortstop put together his second multi-hit effort of July and first since the second game of the month. O'Malley is receiving extended opportunity during Kete Marte's (illness) absence, and is slashing .241/.405/.276 in July.

Story went 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base during Saturday's 8-4 win over the Braves.

The impressive rookie dug his team out of an early hole with a two-run blast in the second inning, gave them the lead with a two-run single in the sixth, and put an exclamation point on the win with a solo shot in the eighth. Story has been an excellent source of power this season, but he has been especially productive over the last six games in that department, as he has five home runs to go along with 10 RBI, eight runs scored and a pair of stolen bases to boot.

Correa went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and two runs Saturday against the Angels.

Correa's 15th a big fly of the campaign helped extend the Astros lead to six runs in the fifth inning of a victory. He's now hit safely in seven of his last nine contests, and he's slashing .266/363/.470 on the year.

Ahmed was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday due to a right hip impingement.

The Diamondbacks swapped out shortstops on the DL on Saturday, as Chris Owings was activated in a corresponding move. Ahmed's 43 wRC+ is the lowest mark in baseball among hitters with at least 300 plate appearances, and the next closest player is Alcides Escobar with a wRC+ of 60, so Ahmed is on his own level of offensive futility. Owings should get the bulk of the starts at shortstop for the Diamondbacks while Ahmed is out.

Owings (plantar fasciitis) was reinstated from the 15-day DL on Saturday and is starting at shortstop and hitting fifth against the Reds.

He will take the place of Nick Ahmed on the active roster after Ahmed was placed on the DL with a right hip impingement. Owings figures to handle the shortstop duties while Ahmed is out, and he will hope to pick up where he left off prior to the injury. Still just 24, Owings' .759 OPS is the best mark of his career. He has rewarded those who did not completely give up on him after he turned in a sub-replacement-level season in 2015.