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After a terrible start to the campaign, Urena has gone 10-for-31 (.323) with six RBI over his last seven games at Double-A New Hampshire.

Although his average still sits near the Mendoza Line, the highly touted prospect is at least beginning to show signs of life. However, Urena's 22 percent strikeout rate in 141 at-bats remains a point of concern. The shortstop posted a 14 percent mark over 124 at-bats last year for New Hampshire.

Mondesi is happy with the progress he's making at Triple-A Omaha, and feels that he's getting back into a rhythm at the plate, Tony Boone of the Omaha World-Herald reports.

The 21-year-old infielder, who was sent to the minors after going 4-for-39 (16 strikeouts) with the Royals, is riding an 11-game hitting streak in Omaha. Mondesi's added 74 points to his batting average (.324) during the impressive run that includes three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs. It remains to be seen when, and if, he'll be recalled. "I'm still working on my stuff," Mondesi said. "I'm really happy I'm getting back into my rhythm. And being around these guys is a lot of fun. I've just got to keep doing my job and keep playing hard."

Anderson went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.

Anderson's first April in the majors didn't go so well but he's turned a corner, having hit safely in seven straight games. That includes multiple hits in the last four and extra-base hits in the last three. Perhaps removing the pressure of batting at the top of the order has helped fuel his turnaround. Anderson has taken a shine to hitting out of the seven-hole, where he's 11-for-23 with just four strikeouts in six games.

D'Arnaud was designated for assignment Thursday, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Hector Velazquez was brought up from Triple-A Pawtucket to start Thursday's game against the A's, so Boston opted to designate d'Arnaud for assignment. D'Arnaud has appeared in just two games since being acquired by the Red Sox, during which he's gone 1-for-2.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Cardinals.

Bogaerts' eighth-inning triple plated Dustin Pedroia and put him in position to score on Andrew Benintendi's sacrifice fly, a sequence that tied the game and led to extra innings. While we rue the lack of home runs from Bogaerts in 2017, he's posted 11 extra-base hits in the last 17 games and is sporting career highs in slugging (.456) and OPS (.852).

Correa is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins.

With Wednesday's game kicking off at 12:10 pm ET, Astros manager A.J. Hinch decided it was an optimal time to give the star shortstop a break, even with the team heading into an off day Thursday. After a slow start to the season, Correa has been dialed in throughout May, submitting a 1.120 OPS while scoring 16 runs and driving in 15. Marwin Gonzalez will spell Correa in the field in the series finale.

Anderson (personal) returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing four games and went 2-for-4 with a home run in a 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Angels.

Anderson was primed to be the hero when his third homer of the season in the top of 11th gave the White Sox the lead in extras, but it wasn't meant to be. Prior to being away from the team over the weekend, Anderson had been in and out of the lineup and dropped from the top of the batting order to the seven-hole. Through it all, the struggling young shortstop has hit in five straight contests with multiple hits in three of them. There are still holes in his plate approach, but there are hopeful signs. During Anderson's five-game hit streak, which has pushed his average to .230, he's struck out just three times in 21 at-bats, well below his 23.5 strikeout percentage for the season.

Anderson (personal) is back in action Tuesday against the Angels, batting seventh and playing shortstop.

Anderson was initially expected to return to the lineup Monday after missing the weekend series to attend a funeral, but he'll get back with the team just a day later. He'll resume his normal spot in the order and should be a mainstay in the lineup barring any extraneous circumstances.

Anderson (personal) is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.

Anderson was expected to be back with the team for the start of this series in Anaheim, but it seems like his personal leave is taking a bit longer than initially expected. He could be back in the lineup Tuesday, but in the meantime, Tyler Saladino will pick up another start at shortstop.

Pennington is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Danny Espinosa will take over at second base against lefty Daniel Norris for the third game of the Angels' series against Detroit. Pennington collected three hits in Friday's contest and is hitting .306 against righties this season.