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Anderson is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Tigers. He extended his hitting streak to six games by going 2-for-5 in the matinee.

Anderson is heating up, notching five hits in his last two games and six in his last three contests. He is hitting .314 with 12 home runs and 15 steals in 318 plate appearances. Christian Yelich, Francisco Lindor and Whit Merrifield are the only other players who are hitting at least .300 with 15-plus steals and double-digit home runs. Leury Garcia is starting at shortstop in the nightcap.

Bogaerts will head to the bench for Tuesday's game against Kansas City, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Bogaerts will draw his first day off since July 6, having hit .343 with eight homers and 22 RBI since that last absence (26 games). Brock Holt gets the nod at shortstop and will hit fifth with Bogaerts situated on the bench.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a pair of runs in Monday's 2-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Bichette led off the game with a double and scored on a Cavan Biggio single in the first inning. He then hit his third homer of the year in the third inning. He's yet to play in a big-league game in which he didn't record a hit, posting a .417/.462/.833 slash line through the first eight games of his career. Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, his nine extra-base hits are tied (with Alvin Davis and Trevor Story) for the most over a player's first eight career games.

Anderson went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

After an 0-for-7 stumble to close out July following a month-long stay on the IL, Anderson has now hit safely in five straight games, going 8-for-23 (.348) with three doubles and a homer. The 26-year-old shortstop is quickly showing that his early-season success was no sample-size fluke, and he's now slashing .312/.335/.488 on the year.

Adrianza will start at first base and bat seventh Monday against the Braves.

He'll crack the lineup for the fourth time in five games, despite going hitless in 10 at-bats over his prior three starts. Adrianza's ability to cover multiple spots in the infield and outfield enhance his playing-time outlook, but Marwin Gonzalez and Luis Arraez offer similar versatility with higher offensive floors. With that in mind, Adrianza will likely be hard pressed to maintain an everyday spot in the lineup, especially since the Twins are currently down only one regular player (Byron Buxton).

Gordon (quadriceps) could be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Padres without requiring a rehab assignment beforehand, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Gordon experienced no issues with his strained left quad muscle while running on the bases Sunday, offering some optimism that he might be able to come off the IL early next week. The Mariners may want to see Gordon complete another workout during Monday's off day before making a formal decision on whether he'll rejoin the big club immediately or head out to the farm for a game or two.

Lindor went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk Sunday against the Angels.

Lindor cranked a solo homer to center in the third inning, and he tacked on an insurance run in the eighth with a sacrifice fly. He ended the weekend series on a high note, hitting home runs in back-to-back contests while registering five RBI over that brief stretch.

Adames went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Marlins.

Adames has mashed four of his 14 home runs on the season in the last six games, a welcome sight for fantasy managers who stuck with him through his extended slump coming out of the All-Star break. He'll remain in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, manning shortstop while batting ninth, per Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 7-2 victory over the Angels on Saturday.

This performance snapped Lindor's streak of three straight games with multiple hits, but he still has at least two hits in six of his last 10 contests. Plus, the homer he hit was his first since July 27. Lindor is slashing .307/.357/.530 with 19 home runs, 46 RBI, 62 runs and 17 steals in 416 plate appearances this season.

Fletcher will lead off and play shortstop Saturday against the Indians.

Fletcher was originally stationed on the bench, but he was a late addition to the lineup in place of Andrelton Simmons (undisclosed).