Xander Bogaerts

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts runs to first base after hitting an RBI single off Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison earlier this season.

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington has been pleased with the consistency Xander Bogaerts has shown defensively at shortstop.

"He's been a stable presence for us at shortstop so that's been really good," Cherington said. "And he's competing at the plate. He's gotten his hits. He's not quite at the level he can be. I think he would tell you that. But he's working hard every day."

Bogaerts entered Monday batting .250 with a .310 on-base percentage, .346 slugging percentage, .656 OPS and six extra-base hits (three doubles, two triples, one homer).

Cherington said he's working hard with hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez.

"(He's) making adjustments," Cherington said. "He's seeing pitches, he's seeing the balls, he's seeing the strikes, he's making contact. So those are all pretty good predictors of future success. And he's a talented guy. I believe what he is right now is good and I believe that there's probably even another level for him. He's doing everything he can to get there."

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