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Adames is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Adames will sit out for the second time in four games while he remains in a prolonged slump at the plate. Over the Rays' last seven contests, Adames has gone 2-for-24 with 11 strikeouts, dropping his season average to .180. Adames could end up ceding more work at shortstop to Joey Wendle -- and eventually, top prospect Wander Franco -- if he struggles to get going at the plate in his future starts.

Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to six games and has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests, a span in which he's recorded three or more hits four times already. The 28-year-old shortstop hasn't been much of a run producer and only has four RBI in 2021, but he's seeing the ball well and is hitting an impressive .412 with a .974 OPS over his first 56 plate appearances.

Wendle went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

The 30-year-old continued his offensive hot streak Saturday when he took Jonathan Loaisiga deep for a two-run shot during the seventh inning. Wendle is 11-for-31 with one homer, three doubles, six runs and five RBI over the past eight games.

Fletcher went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 10-3 win over the Twins.

Fletcher put together a solid night at the plate Friday. In addition to scoring the first run of the ballgame, Fletcher would come around to score again on Justin Upton's grand slam in the seventh inning. The 27-year-old Fletcher now has a five-game hit streak, raising his batting average from .194 to .237 in the process.

Wendle entered Saturday's game against the Yankees hitting .370 (10-for-27) with three doubles, three RBI and five runs over his previous seven contests.

The productive stretch includes a 3-for-5 night in the series-opening win over New York on Friday, Wendle's fourth multi-hit effort of the season. The recent surge is a notable improvement over a more muted start to the season that saw Wendle go 3-for-16 with five strikeouts over his first 16 plate appearances.

Diaz started at third base and went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to Seattle.

Diaz should be a busy man while several teammates, including second baseman Jose Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman, serve time on the COVID-19 protocols list. He filled in for Altuve on Wednesday, then for Bregman on Friday. The team is also without utility infielder Robel Garcia (COVID-19 protocols). Diaz should be in the lineup regularly for as long as the Astros are without their infield regulars.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Cleveland.

Anderson, who returned to the lineup after spending time on the injured list with a hamstring injury, greeted Cleveland's Aaron Civale with a first-pitch single. He came around to score on a two-out single by Yoan Moncada. Anderson is 5-for-20 with one home run and four runs scored through five games.

Mondesi (oblique) has been doing more movement recently, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Mondesi had been resting for several weeks after he was placed on the 10-day injured list to begin the regular season due to a right oblique strain. Manager Mike Matheny said Thursday that Mondesi has been making some progress, but the speedy shortstop still doesn't have a timetable to make his season debut.

Adames isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Adames has gone hitless with three strikeouts in his last seven at-bats. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop Thursday while Mike Brosseau enters the lineup at third base.

Anderson (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list as expected ahead of Thursday's game against Cleveland.

Anderson strained his left hamstring in just the fourth game of the season. The injury wasn't a particularly bad one, however, so he's returning to action after a minimum-length stay on the injured list. Nick Williams was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.