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Lindor went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-2 win against the White Sox.

That's now 15 home runs and nine stolen bases on the season for Lindor, who displayed his whole skill set in this one. The 24-year-old switch hitter hadn't hit a long ball since his multi-homer performance on May 31 and has hit just .220 (11-for-50) thus far in June. Look for this solid outing to help Lindor bust out of that rut.

Anderson is not in the starting lineup against Cleveland on Thursday.

Anderson will receive a breather following four straight hitless outings, going 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts dating back to Sunday's series finale in Boston. In his place, Jose Rondon will start at shortstop and bat second in the order.

Fletcher started at third base and went 3-for-4 with a triple and a pair of RBI in Wednesday's loss to Seattle.

It was quite the debut for the 24-year-old infielder, who made a heads-up defensive play to preserve a run in the seventh inning in addition to his contributions at the plate. Fletcher earned his promotion to the majors after slashing .350/.394/.559 with six homers and seven steals in 58 games with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, a drastic improvement from the .254/.285/.322 line he produced in 47 games at the same level last year. The Angels are dealing with several injuries to key contributors in their lineup, so the rookie may have earned a regular role with the club in the interim.

Gordon went 3-for-4 with a run in a win over the Angels on Tuesday.

After a red-hot first two months of the season, Gordon had gotten off to a sluggish start in June. The speedy leadoff man was mired in a 9-for-44 slump over the 10 games prior to Tuesday, but he snapped out of that funk with his first multi-hit effort since June 3. Gordon still sports a solid .283 season average, but that figure has notably tumbled over 70 points since reaching .355 as recently as May 3.

Wendle is not in the lineup against Toronto on Wednesday.

As expected, Wendle will head to the bench with left-hander J.A. Happ on the mound for the Blue Jays. Christian Arroyo will receive another start at second base in his absence.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.

Correa, who had missed Houston's four-game sweep of Texas over the weekend with a side injury, announced his return in fine fashion. In his first at-bat in six days, he sent the first pitch he saw -- a grooved 91 mph four-seam fastball -- 410 feet away into the upper deck at Oakland Coliseum. The slugging shortstop had been on a slide at the time of his injury, slashing .203/.272/.351 over 81 plate appearances, including 25 strikeouts (30.9 percent).

Adrianza went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored during Tuesday's 6-4 win in Detroit.

Adrianza came up huge for the Twins on Tuesday, with his seventh-inning grand slam proving to be the difference in the game. The 28-year-old now has three home runs in his last 30 at-bats after failing to homer through his first 103 at-bats of the season. Adrianza has a respectable .256/.320/.748 slash line as he continues to improve after a rough start to the season.

Fletcher had his contract selected by the Angels on Tuesday.

Fletcher -- who is slashing .350/.394/.559 with Triple-A Salt Lake this season -- will join the Angels on Tuesday with fellow infielders Andrelton Simmons (ankle) and Jefry Marte (wrist) both sidelined with injuries. The 24-year-old will likely operate in a reserve capacity with the big-league club.

Correa (side) is starting at shortstop and batting fourth in the lineup Tuesday against the A's.

As expected, Correa will slot back into the cleanup spot for the Astros after missing the past four games with soreness in his right side. The star shortstop was 5-for-18 at the plate in June before suffering the injury and is coming off a rough month of May in which he slashed just .192/.292/.394. He'll look to find his stroke Tuesday against righty Daniel Mengden.

Wendle is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

As per usual, the lefty-hitting Wendle will take a seat on the bench with a left-handed pitcher (Jaime Garcia) toeing the rubber for the opposition. Christian Arroyo will start at the keystone and hit sixth in his stead.