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  • Royals' Raul Mondesi: No longer playing regularly

    Mondesi remains out of the lineup Tuesday, according to Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio.

    This marks Mondesi's fourth straight day out of the lineup, so he should no longer be considered a regular for the time being. Christian Colon and Whit Merrifield have taken over the duties at the keystone in Mondesi's place.

  • Royals' Raul Mondesi: Absent from lineup for third straight day

    Mondesi is not in the lineup Monday against the Athletics.

    Mondesi had been holding onto to the starting spot at second base for some time now, but it seems that manager Ned Yost wants to give the 21-year-old a bit of time off to clear his head given his .151 batting average over the past 30 games. Christian Colon will take over the keystone for the top prospect as he sits out for the third game in a row.

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    Astros' Carlos Correa: Will be in Monday's lineup

    Correa will be in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports.

    Correa was limited to just one at-bat Sunday as he took the field for the first time since Tuesday, but it appears his removal had more to do with the lopsided score at the time he was taken out -- 9-0 in favor of the Cubs -- than the health of his shoulder. The Astros have not yet released their lineup for Monday's contest, but Correa figures to start at shortstop and hit cleanup as usual.

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    Astros' Carlos Correa: Back in action Sunday

    Correa (shoulder) is back in the lineup at shortstop and hitting in the cleanup spot Sunday against the Cubs, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports.

    Left shoulder inflammation had sidelined Correa for the previous four games. But as manager A.J. Hinch suggested earlier last week, the star shortstop was able to return to action before the series with the Cubs came to a conclusion. The injury had made it difficult for Correa to swing without much pain, but he's apparently made significant progress over the last couple of days. Though Correa may be in line for a day off at some point during the upcoming week, he appears primed to take back an everyday role.

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    Athletics' Joe Wendle: Gets Sunday off

    Wendle is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, John Hickey of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

    Wendle has taken over as the Athletics' primary second baseman since his Aug. 31 promotion to the big leagues, going 7-for-26 (.269 average) with five RBI and two runs in his eight games. He'll give way to Chad Pinder on Sunday, but should continue to see the bulk of the duties at the keystone over the final few weeks of the season.

  • Royals' Raul Mondesi: Held out again Sunday

    Mondesi is not in the lineup Sunday for the second day in a row, according to MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan.

    Mondesi went just 1-for-17 over his last six games, so manager Ned Yost decided to give him back-to-back days off to clear his head. Christian Colon will serve as the Royals' second baseman Sunday afternoon.

  • Royals' Raul Mondesi: Out of lineup Saturday

    Mondesi is out of the lineup Saturday against the White Sox, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

    The 21-year-old is sitting for the third time in five games, and manager Ned Yost said that he's looking to get Whit Merrifield and Christian Colon more involved between second base and third down the stretch. Mondesi's defense has been excellent, but he's batting just .175/.223/.263 in 127 plate appearances.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Remains out Saturday

    Correa (shoulder) is once again out of the Astros' lineup Saturday for their matchup with the Cubs.

    While Correa is technically day-to-day, he has been struggling to even take swings since suffering a shoulder injury and will miss his fourth consecutive game Saturday. The team was originally optimistic the 21-year-old would be able to return to the lineup at some point for this weekend's series, but Alex Bregman will start in his place Saturday.

  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: 18th homer in Friday's win

    Bogaerts went 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI in Friday night's win over Toronto.

    Bogaerts has been slumping for the past five weeks, as he's hitting just .217 over hit last 35 games, which has moved him out of the third spot in the batting order to second. Despite the slump, the 2016 season has been a good follow-up to his breakout 2015. He's added a power element to his offense, setting himself up to be a 20-homer bat out of the shortstop position.

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    Astros' Carlos Correa: Unable to swing

    Correa (shoulder) is technically day-to-day but he has been unable to take swings since suffering the injury, the Houston Chronicle's Angel Verdugo reports.

    He can't extend his swing due to the shoulder inflammation that will sideline him for the third day in a row Friday. Correa said he is feeling better and making progress, but if he can't swing Friday, it's hard to envision him being in Saturday's lineup, although the hope is that he will return sometime during this weekend's series.

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