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Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base for Double-A New Hampshire on Thursday.

The 22-year-old was mired in a miserable slump to begin May, going 0-for-34 over an 11-game stretch before breaking out with two hits Wednesday, including a homer, and Thursday's three-hit performance. Smith's OPS is still .543 through 33 games -- slightly more than half the mark he posted at Low-A in his breakout 2018 -- but if he keeps stringing together good days, the Jays' No. 8 fantasy prospect will start to regain some of his luster.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

The once-prized Phillies prospect's first home run in a Seattle uniform was the second of back-to-back jacks with teammate Ryon Healy. Crawford hasn't shown much in his time in the majors, but he did hit an impressive .319 with three homers at Triple-A Tacoma this season. He has now started six consecutive games for Seattle, though his playing time figures to lessen with the return of Dee Gordon (wrist).

Gordon (wrist) is back in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

He will slot back in at second base and atop the order against right-hander Michael Pineda after missing close to a week with a wrist injury. This marks Gordon's seventh start in the leadoff spot in his last eight starts after he was stuck at the bottom of the lineup to begin the year. He's getting on base at a .336 clip, up from .288 a year ago, and is 11-for-13 in stolen-base attempts.

Urena was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.

Urena will take the roster spot of Teoscar Hernandez, who was sent to the minors in the midst of his early season struggles. The 23-year-old will likely operate as a utility infielder during his time with the big club. He appeared in 11 games for the Blue Jays earlier in the year, slashing .313/.333/.406 with three doubles in those contests.

Anderson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays.

Anderson will retreat to the bench for Thursday's series opener following a string of 22 straight starts, a stretch during which he hit .244/.286/.407 with four homers and six stolen bases. Leury Garcia is starting at shortstop and hitting leadoff in place of Anderson in this one.

Adames went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run in a win over the Marlins on Wednesday.

Adames was the only member of the Rays to reach base more than twice in the low-scoring win. The young shortstop's .236/.319/.333 line still has plenty of room for improvement, but he's offering fantasy owners some reason for optimism at the moment. Factoring in Wednesday's production, Adames is hitting .333 (11-for-33) with three doubles, three RBI, seven walks and six runs over the 10 May contests for which he's suited up, raising his season average 36 points in the process.

Mondesi went 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers.

It's the second time in the last week Mondesi has swiped two bags in the same game, pushing his league-leading SB total up to 15. The 23-year-old is also slashing .281/.317/.497, numbers right in line with last year's second-half breakout, and he has five homers, 24 runs and 35 RBI through 42 games on the season.

Gordon (wrist) appeared as a pinch runner in a win over the Athletics on Tuesday and stayed in the game on defense but did not log a plate appearance.

Gordon's cameo was another encouraging sign that the speedster is tracking toward a return. The veteran progressed to taking pregame fielding work and batting practice before Tuesday's game, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports, and Gordon has stated he feels the wrist is close to being back to full strength. Manager Scott Servais remains hopeful Gordon will be ready to reenter the starting lineup against the Twins for the start of a four-game series Thursday.

Fletcher will start in left field and bat seventh Wednesday against the Twins, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Fletcher finds himself in the lineup for the 11th straight game, with three of his last four starts coming in the outfield while Kole Calhoun has been on paternity leave. Calhoun should rejoin the Angels this weekend, but Fletcher could still stick in the starting nine regularly at second base with the Angels having seemingly transitioned the struggling Zack Cozart to a reserve role. Cozart has sat out all three games of the series in Minnesota, with Fletcher and the newly recalled Luis Rengifo both sticking in the lineup over him.

Diaz went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three RBI and a walk in an 11-4 victory against the Tigers on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old has been receiving consistent playing time because of an injury to Jose Altuve (hamstring), and he's taken advantage of it. Diaz has two hits in each of the last three games and three homers in the last four contests. During those four games, he also has 10 RBI. Overall, he's batting .263 with five homers, 21 RBI and 11 runs in just 76 at-bats.