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Anderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Marlins on Sunday.

His solo shot off closer Fernando Rodney was his sixth home run of the season, as Anderson has shown a bit more power than expected in his rookie campaign. Unfortunately, he has also been as aggressive as expected at the plate, with a 5:70 BB:K in 55 games. That's why he's slid from the leadoff spot in the White Sox's lineup to sixth.

Correa went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays.

The Astros only managed seven hits in total, so Correa should consider himself lucky he was able to cross the plate even once, The performance extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which he's raking at a .395 (15-for-38) clip.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

The slugging shorstop was responsible for both of the Astros' runs on the day, opening the scoring on the day with a two-bagger that plated Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve in the first inning. The red-hot Correa now has a nine-game hitting streak and is slashing .314/.386/.588 over his first 51 at-bats of August.

Mondesi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The Royals promoted Mondesi to the big leagues in late July with the hope that he could provide some stability at second base after Whit Merrifield fell into an extended slump, but the 21-year-old has unsurprisingly experienced some growing pains. He's hitting just .196/.211/.250 with four stolen bases across 60 plate appearances since his call-up. Mondesi will be replaced in Sunday's lineup by Christian Colon and could soon be headed back to Triple-A Omaha if he doesn't turn things around quickly.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Bogaerts has had a poor showing at the plate over the last seven days, as he's gone just 4-for-23 (.174) with eight strikeouts in that time. Brock Holt will start at shortstop and hit second while Bogaerts gets a much-needed day off.

O'Malley could continue to lead off and play left field against left-handed pitchers, the Seattle Times reports.

Part of the reason Nori Aoki was sent down in June was his inability to hit left-handers (.174/.186/.439). Since his return in late July, he has started against a lefty once. In his place, Guillermo Heredia played left field and led off against lefties, but he was recently demoted because the Mariners needed another bullpen arm. That leaves the switch-hitting O'Malley now that he's not needed to start at shortstop with Ketel Marte back. O'Malley had two hits, including a run-scoring triple, and a walk in the role Friday night. Manager Scott Servais said he is not committing to the move for good, but the team isn't likely to put Aoki back in the leadoff spot, so unless Heredia is recalled, it looks to be O'Malley's job.

Chang was placed on the 7-day DL with High-A Lynchburg on Saturday due to a right wrist strain.

Chang, who signed out of Taiwan in 2013, struggled at Low-A in 2015 (.655 OPS), but he has been excellent in the Carolina League this year, slashing .271/.345/.484 with 12 homers, eight triples and 28 doubles while stealing 11 bases on 14 tries. His production stacks up nicely with the high-pedigree shortstops at his level, but Chang, who turns 21 next week, is slightly older than his contemporaries. With just over three weeks remaining in the minor league regular season, Chang may not play again this year. He will enter 2017 as a fringe top-200 prospect for dynasty leagues.

O'Malley finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Athletics.

O'Malley returned to the leadoff spot for the first time this month, and he was one of the lone bright spots at the plate Friday. The switch-hitting utility man has chipped in some different categories in limited playing time this season, but a lack of consistent playing time has kept him from becoming relevant to fantasy owners, as Friday's start was his first in three days.

Pennington went 2-for-4 with a home run during Thursday's loss to the Indians.

It's been a lost season for Pennington as this was just his eighth game back since a hamstring injury sidelined him in late May. In 87 plate appearances, the 32-year-old is hitting .244 with three home runs and eight RBI.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo shot and three runs scored on Thursday against the Twins.

Correa has homered in three-straight games and now has 18 on the year -- four off from his career-best. The talented shortstop has followed up his rookie performance with another spectacular campaign. Among shortstops, he ranks seventh in home runs and first in RBI with 78.