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Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 1 for 4 with two RBI in Monday's win over Toronto. 

Bogaerts's 16th double fo the year extended his hitting streak to six consecutive games. 

Bogaerts is 9 for 25 with four doubles over his hitting streak. 

Perhaps the experiment of Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed batting leadoff is over. He was placed into that role for three of the last four games, but finds himself back in the eighth spot Monday night against the Dodgers.

Ahmed hasn't thrived at the top of the order. He was 2-for-11 batting leadoff with just one run scored.

A.J. Pollock is back in the leadoff spot, where he was positioned for the eight games prior to Ahmed taking over. He is hitless in his last eight at-bats.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had two hits, including one double, and one strikeout in four at-bats Sunday against the Rays. He also had two runs.

Since May 31, Bogaerts is batting .343 with a .467 slugging percentage and .822 OPS in 26 games. He also has one home run, 10 doubles, 15 RBI, 13 runs, two walks, 17 strikeouts and two stolen bases in that span.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford homered during a 6-3 win Sunday against the Rockies. He hit a solo home run off Kyle Kendrick with two outs in the sixth inning -- his 10th home run this season.

Crawford has been on a nice run since Thursday, batting .357 (5 for 14) with one triple, one home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs in his last four games.

Crawford hasn't had a great month, batting .227 in 24 June games. His batting average has declined from .299 to .275 in June.

Rookie shortstop Carlos Correa continued his impressive MLB start, doubling twice and scoring two runs as the Astros defeated the Yankees on Sunday. 

Correa, the top overall pick in 2012, has nine doubles and five homers in just 20 games. He also scored the tiebreaking run on Evan Gattis' triple. 

Correa also used his speed to score in the fourth inning, when his double was misplayed by the Yankees' outfielder, allowing him to come all the way around the bases. He is now hitting .314 on the season. 

Astros rookie shortstop Carlos Correa maintained his hot-hitting ways on Saturday. The youngster fell a triple-shy of the cycle, as he went 3 for 5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored. However, the Astros were defeated by the Yankees 9-6.

Correa blasted a two-run home run, his fifth of the season already, to cut the Yankees' lead to 6-5. 

"It's really fun playing with that guy," second baseman Jose Altuve said, per MLB.com. "Great hitter, great defender. It's great to play up the middle with him. He was so excited for that home run."

Remarkably, Correa has been held hitless in just four of the first 18 games of his young career. 

Angels shortstop Erick Aybar is out of the lineup for Saturday's game. 

Aybar left Friday's game with hamstring tightness. It wasn't believed to be serious, but he'll be replaced on Saturday by Taylor Featherston. It's Featherston's third start of the year and first since June 18. 

Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas will make his 2015 debut in Saturday's game. 

Rojas will start at third base, for just the eleventh time in his MLB career. He'll bat eighth in the lineup. 

Rojas was called up from the minor leagues after Friday's game. 

Mets third baseman Ruben Tejada is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game. 

Tejada was forced to leave Friday's game after being hit in the arm by a pitch in the fourth inning. 

X-rays were negative, but manager Terry Collins was considering giving Tejada a day off after Friday's game. 

The Marlins are calling up shortstop Miguel Rojas from Triple-A New Orleans, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

Rojas hit .302 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 274 at-bats in Triple-A this season.