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Anderson was ejected from Friday's 7-1 loss to the Brewers.

Anderson and the rest of the White Sox were vocal about umpire John Libka's strike zone all night. Manager Tony La Russa was given the heave-ho in the bottom of the seventh inning followed by Anderson a half-inning later. Danny Mendick replaced Anderson at shortstop.

Franco went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over Cleveland.

Franco now has back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time this season, but the star prospect has struggled at the dish at times and is only hitting .233 with a .664 OPS through his first 98 big-league plate appearances. He has time on his side to get better and should eventually adjust to handle MLB-caliber pitching, but it's been a slow start to his life at the MLB level.

Wendle is out of the lineup Friday against Cleveland, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

New addition Nelson Cruz should handle most of the starts at designated hitter going forward, creating even more of a logjam in what was already a crowded infield. Wendle will continue to compete for playing time at third base, shortstop and second base with Wander Franco, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe and Taylor Walls.

Wendle went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple in a win over the Orioles on Wednesday.

Wendle now has two triples in three straight seasons, and Wednesday's three-bagger snapped a 1-1 tie in the second inning. The lefty-swinging 31-year-old has played in only nine July games due to matchup considerations, but he's reached safely in eight of them while lacing four of his 10 hits during that sample for extra bases.

Martinez went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, two home runs, three runs scored, four RBI and a stolen base for Low-A Dunedin on Wednesday.

Toronto's No. 4 fantasy prospect is overmatching pitchers in his first taste of full-season ball, despite the fact that he doesn't turn 20 years old until November. Martinez has gone yard 11 times through 17 games in July, slashing a dizzying .400/.494/1.015 over that stretch, and while the Jays won't want to rush him up the ladder he seems more than ready for a new challenge.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to Minnesota.

Anderson had two streaks snapped within the last two games. A 16-game hitting streak ceased Tuesday, then a 13-game run-scoring streak was halted Wednesday. The latest theft leaves him at 16 steals, putting Anderson in line for his second 20-steal season and first since 2018.

Chang was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Chang spent just under three weeks in the minors, and he slashed .310/.396/.524 with two home runs, six RBI and six runs across 11 games. He's starting at first base in Wednesday's game against the Astros and batting eighth.

Fletcher went 1-for-5 with a stolen base Tuesday in a loss to Oakland.

Fletcher led off the third inning with a single and subsequently stole second base, but the Angels were unable to bring him home. The infielder recently had his 26-game hit streak snapped, but since that time, he has gone 3-for-8 with a double over two games.

Diaz (hand) went 0-for-2 with two walks in a rehab game at Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday.

The Astros moved Diaz's rehab from the Gulf Coast League to Double-A Corpus Christi, for which he served as the designated hitter Tuesday. The Astros will want the utility infielder to play in the field, probably on back-to-back days, before reinstating him to the active roster.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle will be a victim of the Rays' logjam in the infield for the second time in four games. Wander Franco will cover third base in place of Wendle, who sits after going 1-for-8 with four strikeouts while starting the past two contests.