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Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI in a 10-5 victory for the White Sox over the Rangers on Sunday.

The 25-year-old raised his average up to .251 with this multi-hit effort on an explosive day for the White Sox offense. Anderson continues to be a cross-category asset, with 13 homers and 17 steals to go along with 45 runs and 34 RBI. He doesn't hit for especially high average, and his .433 slugging percentage isn't spectacular, but Anderson has nonetheless posted a respectable .745 OPS over his 291 at-bats, and his ability on the basepaths also drastically enhances his fantasy value.

Mondesi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners.

Mondesi heads to the bench following six straight starts in the middle infield, during which he went 4-for-20 with a home run and a stolen base. Though manager Ned Yost initially indicated Mondesi would only play a few times per week behind middle-infield starters Whit Merrifield and Alcides Escobar, the Royals have addressed the logjam by using Escobar in center field more frequently. It thus appears that Mondesi will have a clear path to steady at-bats the rest of the season, making him an appealing target for those in deeper leagues mining for stolen-base production.

Adrianza is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Though he played the entirety of Saturday's 14-9 loss and went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run, Adrianza required an IV after the contest, which was played amid extreme heat in Chicago, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Temperatures are more moderate Sunday, but manager Paul Molitor decided Adrianza could benefit from a day off. Adrianza's move to the bench might become permanent: Molitor also indicated the Twins plan to reinstate Jorge Polanco from suspension and insert him into the lineup Monday in Milwaukee, per Berardino. Polanco would presumably take over as the Twins' everyday shortstop and push Adrianza to a utility role.

Fletcher will start at third base and bat ninth Sunday against the Orioles.

Following his mid-June promotion, Fletcher looked to be in store for a short-side platoon role at third base with Luis Valbuena, but the rookie has since emerged as the primary option at the position. After going 8-for-27 (.296 average) through the first 12 games of his big-league career, Fletcher will earn his third consecutive start against a right-handed pitcher while Valbuena rides the pine. With Fletcher acquitting himself well in the first two games of the series with three hits and three RBI in seven at-bats and Valbuena finishing June with a .163 average, it appears the 24-year-old could have a decent amount of leash in a full-time role as the Angels look to replace Zack Cozart (shoulder), who has been ruled out for the season.

Wendle will start in left field and bat leadoff Sunday against the Astros.

Though he's seen the overwhelming majority of his time at second base this season, Wendle appears to have transitioned to more of a utility role for the Rays over the last week or so following the promotion of middle-infield prospect Willy Adames and reinstatement of Daniel Robertson from the disabled list. He'll pick up his third consecutive start in left field Sunday and could end up seeing most of his action there going forward with Robertson and Adames settling in as the club's main middle infielders and Adeiny Hechavarria often factoring into the mix as well. Wendle finished June with a lowly .192/.224/.205 batting line, though he'll at least carry a three-game hitting streak into the series finale with Houston.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Orioles.

Getting the start at third base and hitting ninth, Fletcher pushed his slash line to .324/.378/.412 through his first 37 big-league plate appearances. With Zack Cozart (shoulder) done for the year, Fletcher will split time at the hot corner with Luis Valbuena and potentially Kaleb Cowart for now, but given his .953 OPS for Triple-A Salt Lake in 58 games this year, the 24-year-old might be able to wrest away a majority of the starts if he continues to string together hits.

Adrianza was 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 14-9 loss against the Cubs.

Adrianza entered June with a .243 average and .647 OPS, but finished the month by going 24-for-80 with six doubles and three home runs. The 28-year-old has a .262/.346/.520 slash line in 187 at-bats for the season but seems to be trending in the right direction after a slow start.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the A's.

The shortstop wraps up a somewhat sluggish June with a .243 (25-for-103) batting average on the month, but Lindor still produced six homers, four steals, 12 RBI and 22 runs in 26 games. With 20 home runs so far, the 24-year-old appears set to take a run at the first 40-HR campaign of his career.

Adames is out of Saturday's lineup against the Astros, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

He is hitting .250/.322/.346 with one home run, one steal and a 20:6 K:BB over his last 52 at-bats. Adeiny Hechavarria will start at shortstop while Daniel Robertson gets the nod at the keystone.

Gordon went 2-for-5 with a run in an extra-inning win over the Orioles on Thursday.

Gordon was a pesky thorn in the side of Orioles pitching during the four-game set, going 6-for-20 with a double, two RBI, two stolen bases and three runs over that span. The 30-year-old continues to turn in solid glove work at the keystone as well, and his speed allowed him to score from second with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Thursday on an error by Colby Rasmus. If Gordon can inch his current .308 on-base percentage closer to last season's .341, he'd give the highly potent trio of Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger and Nelson Cruz that typically follows him in the order even more RBI opportunities.