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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.

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.

Featherston was designated for assignment Saturday.

The Phillies needed to clear room on the 40-man roster in order to select the contract of reliever Joely Rodriguez, so Featherston was the casualty. He has now failed to make himself valuable in two talent-deprived organizations (Phillies and Angels) and should simply serve as organizational depth going forward wherever he ends up.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a game-winning solo shot in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

The dynamic leadoff man was the hero, blasting a ninth-inning solo shot off reliever Frank Herrmann to send the Nationals home winners. Turner had also extended the Washington lead to 4-1 in the seventh with a 409-foot two-run shot that plated Danny Espinosa. After an August where he slashed .357/.366/.571, Turner has now started September with multihit outings in five of his first eight games, including three homers and eight RBI over that span.

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.

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.

D'Arnaud had a wart removed from his foot and will be out for a few days, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan reports.

Daniel Castro was recalled to bolster the team's middle-infield depth while d'Arnaud is unavailable. D'Arnaud has seen his at-bats dry up (four at-bats this month) and he hasn't contributed much when given an opportunity, but he figures to compete for a utility role in spring training.

Ahmed was transferred to the 60-day DL on Friday.

This was simply a procedural move to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for the returning Rubby De La Rosa (elbow). Ahmed was already ruled out for the season after undergoing hip surgery in late August.

Castro was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

Castro shuttled between the majors and the minors all season, but he should be up with Atlanta for good now that the active rosters expanded. That being said, the 23-year-old likely won't garner too much playing time with Jace Peterson, Adonis Garcia, and Dansby Swanson locking down the infield positions at the moment.

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.