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Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed enjoyed a solid outing at the plate in Thursday's loss to the Angels.

Ahmed went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI, boosting his batting average to .320 with eight hits and two doubles in his last eight games.

Angels rookie shortstop Taylor Featherston slammed his first career home run in Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Featherston went 1 for 4 with a solo shot to left center field in the top of the third inning.

His performance on Thursday ended a four-game hitless streak.

Braves infielder Pedro Ciriaco has done a nice job the last few days filling in for the injured Andrelton Simmons, who is sidelined due to a hand injury.

Ciriaco made his second straight start Wednesday against Boston, going 3 for 4 with one double and two RBI. He has managed multiple hits in two straight games, going 5 for 8 (.625) with two doubles, three RBI and one run.

Astros rookie shortstop Carlos Correa had another big night at the plate in Wednesday's 8-4 victory over the Rockies. Correa went 3 for 5 with a two-run home run, a double, three RBI and a run scored. 

Correa's home run, his third of the season, gave the Astros an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. He's now slashing a ridiculous .359/.375/.641 through his first nine games of his career.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon totaled three singles in five at-bats Tuesday against the Yankees. He added two runs and one RBI in the 12-2 win.

Gordon has hit safely in five straight games and 11 of 14 games in June. He is batting .290 (18 for 62) with three doubles, three RBI, six runs, no walks, 11 strikeouts and two stolen bases in June.

Gordon is up to 27 multihit games in 2015. The most hits he has in a game this season is five, which he achieved on April 18 against the Mets.

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2 for 5 in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. He has hit in both games since making his MLB debut over the weekend. 

Lindor recorded his first career RBI and stole his first career base. 

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is making his first career start in the cleanup spot on Tuesday against the Braves. With Hanley Ramirez out of the lineup, manager John Farrell decided to move Bogaerts to the No. 4 position.

And why not? Bogaerts has been hitting very well so far in the month of June. The slick-fielding shortstop is batting .333 (18 for 54) with four doubles, one home run and eight RBI over 14 games this month. 

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his third home run of the season during Monday night's 4-2 loss to the Braves. 

Bogaerts hit his solo home run in the seventh inning. Bogaerts finished the game 1 for 4. He now holds a slash line of .289/.330/.399 for the season. 

Indians premier shortstop prospect Francisco Lindor will make his starting debut Monday against the host Cubs. He is batting second.

Lindor was 1-for-2 Sunday coming off the bench. He struck out in his first major league at-bat before lining a single to right. He intended to roll into second with a double, but fell down rounding the bag.

Diamondbacks second baseman Chris Owings came up big during his team's 4-0 win over the Giants on Sunday.

Owings doubled to deep center field in the fifth inning, bringing in two crucial runs in the win.

''A lot of guys had good at-bats,'' Owings said. ''It was easy to go out there and compete with [Rubby De La Rosa] pitching his butt off.''

Owings is hitting .238 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 206 at-bats this year.