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Lindor (ankle) will rejoin the Indians on Friday, at which point the team will evaluate whether he's ready to be activated from the 10-day injured list, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The Indians have said all along that Lindor wouldn't need a lengthy rehab assignment. The team could certainly use its star shortstop back to ignite a struggling offense which ranks 27th in the league with a 65 wRC+.

Gordon is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Indians, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Gordon has started the past 10 games for the Mariners, going 11-for-36 (.306) with a homer and two stolen bases in that stretch, so he'll hit the bench for what appears to be a regular day off. In his place, Dylan Moore is starting at the keystone and hitting ninth.

Lindor (ankle) went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a strikeout in Tuesday's rehab game with Triple-A Columbus.

It was Lindor's first rehab game, and his ankle looked just fine during his trot around the bases. He injured the ankle during a rundown in a minor-league game late in spring training while he was rehabbing a calf injury. Lindor has suggested that when he sprained his ankle, the calf issue was essentially already behind him. Manager Terry Francona said he did not expect Lindor to need many at-bats in the minors, so a return this weekend against Atlanta would seem on the table.

Wendle (hamstring) could be activated from the injured list this weekend, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle has a pair of rehab games scheduled, first in extended spring training Wednesday and then Thursday with High-A Charlotte. The Rays will make a decision based on how those games go.

Fletcher will start in left field and man the leadoff spot Tuesday against the Rangers.

Fletcher is getting his third look out of the leadoff spot on the season, with all of those assignments coming against left-handed pitching. He'll also be making his fifth consecutive start overall, though he may find playing time against right-handed pitching more difficult to come by once Mike Trout is cleared to play the outfield again.

Mondesi is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

With Mondesi not reported to be dealing with an injury in the aftermath of his 0-for-4 showing in Monday's series opener, he's presumably on the bench for the first time this season for maintenance-related reasons. Chris Owings get the nod at shortstop in place of Mondesi, who has rewarded fantasy managers thus far with a pair of home runs, five steals and a respectable .269 average through the Royals' first 16 games.

Mateo is slashing .375/.412/.563 across his first 51 plate appearances at Triple-A Las Vegas.

It's a small sample, but dynasty owners have to be thrilled at the promising prospect's red-hot start. The impressive line is a well-balanced one as well, as it's comprised of five extra-base hits (two doubles, two triples, one home run), eight RBI, three walks, four stolen bases and 11 runs. Mateo had a rougher go of it in his first exposure to Triple-A arms last season, slashing .230/.280/.353 across 510 plate appearances at Nashville. A 27.3 percent strikeout rate helped lead to those middling numbers, and he's provided some early reason for optimism by whittling that figure to 19.6 percent thus far.

Adames isn't starting Tuesday's game against Baltimore, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Adames has collected a base hit in eight straight games, but he'll get a well-deserved day off Tuesday. Daniel Robertson will start at shortstop and is slated to bat eighth in Adames' stead.

Franco is slashing .222/.349/.333 across his first 43 plate appearances with Low-A Bowling Green.

The line is partly comprised of three extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple), three RBI and seven walks, which has helped his OBP to a respectable level. Given his body of work in rookie ball at Princeton last season at just 17 years of age (.351/.418/.587 line across 273 plate appearances), the outlook for Franco's 2019 remains exceedingly bright. Moreover, Franco may be picking it up at the plate, as he's hit now safely in three straight games.

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

Anderson, who has hit safely in 12 of 13 games, raised his average to an MLB-high .453 with his three knocks Monday. He's still the free-swinger he's always been, but Anderson is making more contact in 2019.