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  • Indians' Francisco Lindor: Gets rare day off

    Lindor is not in the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

    The Indians are resting eight of nine starters after clinching the division Saturday. Lindor will get just his third day off of the season, with Erik Gonzalez starting at shortstop.

  • Joey Wendle 2B | ATL

    Rays' Joey Wendle: On bench Sunday

    Wendle is not in the lineup Sunday against the Athletics.

    Heading into Sunday's contest, Wendle had starting 19 of the Rays' last 20 games. He hit a solid .297/.353/.405 over that stretch. Brandon Lowe will get the nod at second base in his place.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Dropped to sixth

    Correa went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Correa, the Astros' primary cleanup hitter since 2017, was dropped in the batting order for the second time in a week. The shortstop hit out of the six hole Saturday as he endures a slump that's reaching its second month. Correa's batting .170 (19-for-112) with just three extra-base hits over the last 31 games. Yulieski Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez have been promoted ahead of Correa.

  • Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Steals 24th base

    Mondesi went 1-for-5 with a stolen base Saturday against the Twins.

    Mondesi only reached base once, but took advantage by swiping his 24th base of the season. He also extended his hitting streak to five games, during which he's swiped four bases, scored four runs and driven in four. Despite getting only 215 at-bats at the major-league level to this point, Mondesi will have the opportunity to end the season with 10 home runs and 25 stolen bases, an impressive campaign for the 23-year-old.

  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Notches eighth stolen base

    Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Mets.

    Bogaerts put the Red Sox up 1-0 in the first inning with his run-scoring single. He added a stolen base, his second in the past three games and eighth of the season. Bogaerts is off to a hot start to the month, as he's slashing a healthy .364/.440/.568 with two homers and three stolen bases through 13 games in September.

  • Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU

    Blue Jays' Aledmys Diaz: Drives in three

    Diaz went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

    Diaz came through with hits in the second and seventh innings to help the Blue Jays build an 8-1 lead. The 28-year-old has a .257/.292/.447 slash line with 17 home runs in 389 at-bats this season.

  • Mariners' Dee Gordon: Not in Saturday's lineup

    Gordon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

    Left-hander Andrew Heaney is starting for the Angels, sending Gordon to the bench. Robinson Cano will slide over to second base for the Mariners, with Ryon Healy earning the start at first base.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Rays' Willy Adames: Not in Saturday's lineup

    Adames is out of the lineup against Oakland on Saturday, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.

    Adames will receive a breather after going 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts during Friday's contest. In his place, Joey Wendle will start at shortstop while Brandon Lowe gets the nod at second base.

  • Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Homers, collects steal

    Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, two additional runs, and a stolen base in Friday's victory over the Twins.

    Hitting from the two-hole, Mondesi loaded up the stat sheet once again, as he's now collected a stolen base in three of his past four starts. He has also generated multi-hit outings in nine of his last 15 starts. Mondesi's recent hot streak has bumped his season average up to .286 to go along with eight home runs, 27 RBI and 23 steals over 221 plate appearances.

  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Doubles, collects steal

    Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, one run and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Blue Jays.

    The stolen base was Bogaerts' seventh of the season, and he now has three multi-hit games in his last five appearances. The versatile shortstop owns a .291/.362/.524 slash line with 21 home runs, 93 RBI and 68 runs over 536 plate appearances this season.

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