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Mateo isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Mateo is getting a breather after he hit just .087 with a double, a walk and eight strikeouts over the last eight games. Gunnar Henderson is taking over at shortstop and batting fifth.

Crawford (pectoral) will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Tigers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

After three straight absences from the lineup due to a pectoral injury, Crawford showed enough progress to gain clearance to play in the series finale in Detroit. Due to Crawford's injury, in addition to Dylan Moore landing on the injured list with an oblique strain, Adam Frazier had to cover shortstop the past two days, but he should return to his more natural spot at second base now that Crawford is ready to go.

Story went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in a 6-5 win over the Twins on Wednesday.

Story was one of four Boston hitters with multiple hits in the contest, though none of his knocks resulted in a score. The infielder also boosted his fantasy line with a stolen base in the seventh inning. Since returning from a lengthy stay on the injured list Aug. 27, Story has gone 7-for-15 with two runs and two thefts.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, a stolen base and five RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Minnesota.

Bogaerts knocked in five of Boston's six runs in the contest, with four of those RBI coming on his third-inning grand slam. He added a run-scoring double in the sixth and notched a stolen base to boot. Bogaerts has collected multiple hits in six of his past seven games and is slashing .464/.484/.786 with two homers and 10 RBI over that span.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Astros.

Seager took Cristian Javier yard in the first inning to tally his 29th homer of the season. He has at least one hit in 10 of his last 13 starts, racking up 10 RBI and 12 runs scored in that span. For the season, Seager is hitting .255/.331/.475, and he has already set a career high for long balls in a campaign.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.

Witt is closing in on a 20-20 season in his rookie year, as his homer Wednesday was his 19th of the year and his third in seven games. The infielder has already accumulated 26 steals in 30 attempts. He's up to a .251/.292/.446 slash line with 66 RBI, 67 runs scored, 22 doubles and six triples through 120 contests.

Velazquez isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Velazquez is getting a breather after he went 0-for-9 with six strikeouts over the last three games. David Fletcher will start at shortstop and lead off.

Crawford (pectoral) isn't starting Wednesday against Detroit.

Crawford will take a seat for a third consecutive matchup, but it's possible that he'll be available off the bench Wednesday since manager Scott Servais said that the 27-year-old would be available in a depth role Tuesday. Adam Frazier will shift to shortstop while Abraham Toro starts at second base.

Allen went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

The rookie was part of a third-inning rally from a 4-1 deficit, with his timely knock driving in Jonah Bride. Allen has picked up the pace at the plate of late, as he now has a modest four-game hitting streak and has hit safely in eight of the last 10 games overall.

Pena went 3-for-5 with a run scored Tuesday against the Rangers.

Pena didn't get rewarded with a big performance in the box score, but he entered Tuesday's game with just one hit across his last 15 at-bats -- spanning five games. It was also only his third multi-hit performance in his last 13 starts, during which time he's hit .192 with four RBI and six runs scored. After a hot start to his rookie season, Pena has slumped significantly and owns a .246/.285/.410 line with a 24.8 percent strikeout rate across 431 plate appearances.