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Diamondbacks infielder Chris Owings had his career-best hitting streak end at 11 games on Monday with a 0-for-4 performance against the Dodgers. Owings struck out three times.

Owings hit .302 (13 for 43) with one double, four RBI, four runs, one walk, 14 strikeouts and two stolen bases during his 11-game hit streak.

Astros shortstop Carlos Correa earned his first MLB hit and RBI during Monday's 3-1 loss to the White Sox.

Correa recorded his first hit when he reached on an infield single off Chris Sale in the fourth inning. The single also drove in a run. It was his lone hit in four at-bats during the debut. He also struck out once.

General manager Jeff Luhnow has announced that the Astros have designated for assignment third baseman Matt Dominguez to make room on the 40-man roster for Carlos Correa, per Sportstalk 790.

The career of Dominguez has taken a precipitous drop after he served as a starter in each of he last two seasons. He lost the job to Luis Valbuena to start this year and is batting .251 at Triple-A Fresno. He did, however, drive in seven runs on Sunday.

The Astros have announced the promotion of prized shortstop prospect Carlos Correa. He will join the team Monday against the host White Sox.

The 20-year-old Correa has not missed a beat ascending through the system. Despite a late-May slump, he boasts a slash line of .332/.404/.602 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI in 211 at-bats at Double-A and Triple-A combined.

The Astros have certainly needed an upgrade at that position since Jed Lowrie went down in late April.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon went 3 for 4 at the plate to help lead the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Rockies on Sunday.

Gordon scored one run and he is now hitting .372 on the season. Gordon is 23 for 68 with two RBI and nine runs scored in his last 15 games.

The Indians are set to bypass premier prospect Francisco Lindor and promote Zach Walters from Triple-A Columbus to replace the dispatched Jose Ramirez, per MLB Network Insider Ken Rosenthal.

It remains to be seen how much playing time Walters receives. Mike Aviles has been hitting well and will likely now start at short.

Walters has not hit well in the minors. He has just two hits in his last 25 at-bats and has fanned 27 times in 107 at-bats this season. His noted power has also been missing - he has just two home runs.

Lindor has nine hits in his last six games to raise his average to .269. The Indians have denied any intention of holding him back to prevent his arbitration clock from starting.

Red Sox Xander Bogaerts helped his team come back from a 4-0 deficit in the eighth inning of their 7-4 win over the Athletics on Sunday.

Bogaerts doubled to center field, bringing Hanley Ramirez and Mookie Betts around to score. Bogaerts finished the game going 1 for 4 with two RBI.

"He did a good job of staying inside that pitch running into him and kept it fair and hit it off the wall," Tyler Clippard said, per MLB.com. "I wasn't mad about the execution. He took some poor swings on my fastball throughout that whole at-bat, and I felt like I did a good job reading his swing up until that last pitch. I probably should've thrown him a fastball."

He's hitting .296 with two home runs and 21 RBI in 189 at-bats this season.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt and shortstop Brandon Crawford (calf) both returned to the starting lineup Friday night against Philadelphia, per MLB.com.

Both players received the day off on Thursday. Belt, who is batting fifth, is hitting .306 with seven homers and 24 RBI on the year. Crawford, who is batting sixth, is hitting .293 with eight homers and 37 RBI on the year.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts stayed hot at the plate in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Twins. Bogaerts had three hits in four at-bats on the afternoon to raise his season average to .298. 

Bogaerts now has four multi-hit games over his last five games, hitting a robust .611 over that span. 

Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Diamondbacks.

Granderson is taking a seat with the Mets facing lefty Robbie Ray, so John Mayberry will play right field and bat sixth on Thursday. Infielder Ruben Tejada will bat leadoff and move across the infield to play second base after seeing six straight starts as the third baseman and No. 2 hitter.

The Mets are road favorites (-135) in Arizona on Thursday, per VegasInsider.com.