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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.

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.

Sardinas was recalled on Friday from Triple-A Tacoma.

With Mike Montgomery now on the Chicago Cubs and Ketel Marte not making the trip to Toronto due to an illness, Sardinas was brought up prior to the Mariners' game Friday. At the time of his promotion, Sardinas was hitting .250/.291/.275 with Tacoma, and is 12-for-63 with two home runs and five RBI with the big league club this season. He will provide some added depth for the Mariners, and could get some time starting at short while Marte is out.

Mondesi is hitting .368 with seven RBI and two walks, striking out five times, in his last five games.

After coming back from a PED suspension, Mondesi got off to a slow start but has heated up in the last week. With Alcides Escobar locking down the shortstop position in the majors, unless there's a big shakeup at the trade deadline, Mondesi likely won't see much playing time in Kansas City this year.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs in a 13-2 rout of the Twins on Thursday.

A number of Red Sox got in on this offensive party, and Bogaerts was right in the middle of it. He's seen his average dip from its May and June heyday, but Bogaerts has still been a legitimate five-category producer this year. There are a lot of good shortstops out there for fantasy owners, but he's one of the very best.

Sardinas is expected to be recalled prior to Friday's series opener at Toronto because Ketel Marte, who is dealing with an illness, did not make the trip, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Marte missed the last three games. "He's lost some weight, too, and that's a concerning thing," manager Scott Servais said. "His tonsils are really swollen. He is on antibiotics, and I hope that kicks in. But he is not feeling good." Sardinas started the season with the Mariners but was demoted after batting .190 in 25 games. Shawn O'Malley could also see extra playing time with Marte out, but O'Malley is more versatile, so Sardinas likely will start at shortstop with O'Malley being saved as a defensive replacement.

Correa went 1-for-2 with three walks and three RBI Wednesday against Oakland.

The shortstop drew a bases-loaded walk in the second and added a two-run bloop single with the bases loaded in the eighth. Correa leads the team with 62 RBI, including 29 since June 20, which is most in MLB during that span.

Mateo returned from his suspension with High-A Tampa on Wednesday and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

He was suspended by the team for two weeks earlier this month for an off-the-field issue, but made a big splash Tuesday, hitting his sixth home run of the season. Mateo's physical tools (strong hit tool, 80-grade speed) are tough to find at the shortstop position, so he remains a top-50 prospect for dynasty leagues. He started to slump at High-A after he was passed over for a promotion, but it would not be surprising to see his talent take over now that he is back and make people start to forget about the suspension.