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Diaz went 3-for-6 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 13-1 win over Toronto.

The utilityman got aboard with a single and scored the opening run on Yordan Alvarez's RBI double in the fourth inning. In the seventh, Diaz added a solo shot, his third homer of the year. The 30-year-old is slashing .281/.339/.439 with 18 RBI and 14 runs scored across 124 plate appearances. He's 8-for-21 (.381) during his personal five-game hitting streak -- if he remains hot at the plate, his defensive versatility should help him stick in the lineup.

Correa went 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and a walk in Friday's 13-1 win over Toronto.

The shortstop extended Houston's lead to 3-0 with a solo shot in the fifth inning. He added a three-run blast in the eighth to finish the scoring. Correa is now slashing .277/.364/.485 with 10 homers, 32 RBI and 37 runs scored across 236 plate appearances. He's produced multiple hits in four of his last eight games.

Mondesi (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.

Mondesi hasn't played since leaving Monday's game against the Pirates with a hamstring issue. Per Alec Lewis of The Athletic, whether Mondesi is available off the bench Friday will depend on how he fares in pregame activities. Nicky Lopez will get the start at shortstop and bat ninth against Minnesota.

Crawford went 3-for-5 with an RBI ground-rule double and another two-bagger in a win over the Angels on Thursday.

Crawford operated out of the leadoff spot for the sixth time this season with plenty of success, posting his second multi-hit effort in the last three games. The veteran shortstop's .254/.313/.340 slash line has plenty of room for improvement; however, Crawford sports a modest 17.5 percent strikeout rate and impressive 22.4 percent line-drive rate as well, while his .315 and .324 averages with men on base and men in scoring position, respectively, have helped lead to 17 RBI despite his often unfavorable slotting in the order.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's 5-1 win over Houston.

Bogaerts plated two with a seventh-inning double, which also snapped an 0-for-24 skid, the longest stretch of futility since his rookie season in 2014. Despite the slump, the shortstop maintains a more-than-respectable .312 average and .911 OPS over 53 games (220 plate appearances).

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-1 victory over Detroit.

Anderson's eighth-inning home run was the fourth and final solo shot of the day for the White Sox. It was his sixth homer of the season and first in 17 games. After experiencing an allergy-induced headache that forced him to miss a game earlier this week, Anderson has recorded multiple hits in the two games since.

Mondesi (hamstring) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Twins.

Mondesi was removed from Monday's game as a precautionary measure and was reportedly feeling better Tuesday, but he'll miss a second straight contest due to his hamstring issue. Hanser Alberto will start at shortstop and bat eighth.

Correa is getting a routine day off Thursday against the Red Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

He has been on a bit of a heater, slashing .301/.431/.518 with four home runs and more walks (19) than strikeouts (14) over his last 23 games. Aledmys Diaz will start at shortstop and hit second.

Bichette went 1-for-4 with a walk, a triple and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Marlins.

The shortstop struck out three times earlier in the game but came through when it counted, scorching a two-run triple into the right-field corner off Miami closer Yimi Garcia in the ninth inning to tie the game up and set the stage for a walkoff win. Bichette's .262/.314/.475 slash line on the season remains below expectations, but he's been plenty productive with 11 homers, seven steals, 34 RBI and 44 runs through 54 games.

Franco went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored Tuesday in Triple-A Durham's 6-5 loss to Norfolk.

After seeing a five-game hit streak come to an end Sunday, Franco got back on track with one of his better all-around efforts of the season. The 20-year-old is now slashing .299/.361/.536 with a 9:11 BB:K through 108 plate appearances, a stat line that suggests he's ready to move up to the next level. Service-time considerations will surely come into play as the Rays weigh when to call up their top prospect, and it doesn't help Franco's case that the organization already has two middle-infield prospects in Taylor Walls and Vidal Brujan who could be ahead of him in line for getting extended looks in the big leagues.