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Mateo went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Mateo has settled into an everyday role in the middle infield for Baltimore since he was claimed off waivers Aug. 5, and he's done little to dissuade manager Brandon Hyde from keeping him out of the lineup. The 26-year-old is currently in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, but since he's still maintaining a 28.7 percent strikeout rate on the season, fantasy managers shouldn't bank on Mateo being anything more than a neutral contributor in the batting-average category. Instead, most of Mateo's value will likely come from his top-flight speed. He's already collected three steals during his time in Baltimore and owns an 8-for-9 success rate over only 129 big-league plate appearances on the season.

Franco went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Sunday in the Rays' 5-4 loss to the Twins.

Franco's sixth blast of the season came off Edgar Garcia in the sixth inning and cut the Rays' deficit to one run. The star rookie is still sitting on a so-so .244 average for the season, but he's shown improvement at the dish following a slow start to his big-league career. Through 12 games in August, Franco is slashing .255/.327/.489 with a 4:6 BB:K.

Mondesi experienced oblique tightness during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha and returned to Kansas City on Sunday to be evaluated, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The 26-year-old joined Omaha in early August for the rehab stint and went 0-for-13 through five games, but he hasn't seen the field since Tuesday due to the oblique tightness. Mondesi landed on the shelf with a strained left oblique June 21, and he was sidelined for the first two months of the season by a strained right oblique. It's unclear which injury he aggravated, but it will push back his recovery timeline regardless. A new timetable for his return should be established once he's reevaluated by the team doctors.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to Houston.

The infielder helped generate a run in the first inning by singling, stealing second and coming around to score on a base hit by Jared Walsh. Of Fletcher's 11 steals this season, six have come in his past 12 games. His .305 average is second on the team to Mike Trout (calf), though Trout has played in only 36 games to Fletcher's 114.

Chang went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

Called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, Chang celebrated his return to the majors in style, launching a solo shot off Joe Jimenez in the sixth inning. The 25-year-old utility player got the start at third base in this one, but he's seen action at all four infield spots this season for Cleveland and most of his action during this stint could come at first base with Bobby Bradley (knee) sidelined. On the year, Chang is slashing just .195/.234/.346 through 141 plate appearances with three homers and 18 RBI.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.

The shortstop extended Boston's lead to 6-1 with his fourth-inning blast. Bogaerts has homered in two of the last three games after going nine contests without a long ball. For the season, he's slashing an excellent .304/.370/.514 with 18 homers, 61 RBI, 70 runs scored and five stolen bases through 459 plate appearances.

Bichette (shin) is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup Friday against the Mariners.

He has been in and out of the lineup this week due to a pair of left shin contusions, but he is back in action for the first game of the weekend.

Chang was recalled Friday and will bat seventh and play third base against the Tigers.

Chang has played a part-time role throughout the year in Cleveland but has accomplished very little at the plate, hitting .185/.219/.300 in 137 plate appearances. He'll likely serve in a utility role during his time with the team. Harold Ramirez (knee) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Mateo went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two strikeouts in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Detroit.

With the second-inning theft, Mateo is now 3-for-4 in stolen bases attempts in just six games with Baltimore. The speedy utility man has also struck out at a 29.2 percent clip in that span. His playing style requires him to get on base regularly, so he'll likely need to see an uptick in plate discipline to be more productive. Through 117 plate appearances overall between the Padres and O's, he's up to eight steals, two home runs, seven RBI and 12 runs scored while slashing .218/.259/.345.

Anderson went 2-for-5 and hit a game-winning, two-run homer in Thursday's 9-8 victory over the Yankees.

Anderson came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with a runner on and the White Sox trailing 8-7, and he went yard off Zack Britton to deliver a walk-off win for Chicago in the "Field of Dreams" game. It was the 13th home run of the season for Anderson, who also clubbed his 24th double earlier in the contest. Anderson is 9-for-19 (.474) with three homers and a pair of doubles over his last four games.