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Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, a run and a stolen base in the Royals' 8-5 loss to the Rays on Monday.

The 23-year-old is in a nice groove at the dish, as this was his fifth multi-hit effort in his last eight games to bring his slash line to .287/.312/.504 through 115 at-bats. He also laced his American League-leading fifth triple of the season in this contest, and has been causing havoc on the basepaths, as the stolen base was his eighth in nine attempts.

Adrianza went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 1-0 win over Houston.

Adrianza's third-inning shot off Houston starter Justin Verlander proved to be the only run of the game. It's his only extra-base hit in 32 at-bats this season as he works in a utility role.

Adames is not in the lineup Monday against the Royals, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Adames has gone 2-for-26 at the plate over his last eight games. Daniel Robertson gets the start at shortstop.

Camargo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.

The utility man will head to the bench after starting four consecutive games, each at different positions. Camargo is only maintaining a .687 OPS through 64 plate appearances, but his positional versatility should continue to earn him at least a handful of starts per week.

Smith is slashing .188/.217/.313 through 19 games for Double-A New Hampshire with two home runs, six RBI and two stolen bases.

The Jays' No. 6 fantasy prospect broke out in a big way last year, but Smith has been ice cold lately, going 1-for-21 in his last five games. There's really nothing in his overall line to like -- his 3:24 BB:K is particularly rough -- and the 22-year-old isn't even young for the level. The sample is small and plenty of players have struggled in their first crack at Double-A before bouncing back, so it's far too early to give up on the shortstop. That said, if his struggles continue into the summer, his prospect status will start to tumble.

Cruz suffered a fractured foot while sliding into second base Friday, general manager Neal Huntington said during his Sunday radio show.

Huntington said Cruz will be out for a "decent amount of time" and provided no timetable for a return. The 6-foot-6 infielder had already missed time in April with a lower-body injury. Cruz was off to a slow start, batting just .238 with one homer and four stolen bases in 11 games. The 20-year-old moved up prospect rankings in 2018 with a slash line of .286/.343/.488, including 14 home runs and 11 stolen bases for Low-A West Virginia.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.

Rojas got the Marlins on the board in the fourth inning with an infield single, but it was the only run Miami would put up on the day. He extended his hitting streak to five games following Sunday's performance.

Gordon will bat atop the Mariners' order on Sunday against the Rangers, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Gordon got the day off Saturday due to a lengthy slump but will return to the top of the team's lineup Sunday. He's already swiped eight bases this season, though only one has come since April 13.

Crawford went 1-for-4 in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

Crawford is slashing a disappointing .207/.277/.228 with just two extra-base hits and two RBI through 27 games. The 32-year-old's .288 BABIP is not far off his career average of .298, so his slow hitting start can't be attributed to bad luck. On a positive note, the shortstop's medium (47 percent) and hard contact (34.8 percent) rates are in line with recent years, but he is failing to put those hard balls in the air (career-worst 2.06 GB/FB). It sounds like Crawford's issues may be mechanical rather than a total drop-off in skill, but fantasy owners may not want to wait around for him to figure things out.

Story went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-5 win over Atlanta.

His ninth-inning blast off Dan Winkler didn't affect the outcome -- the Rockies had already come back to take a 6-5 lead in the ninth before Story stepped to the plate -- but it gave them more than enough insurance. The shortstop is now slashing .292/356/.547 through 27 games with seven homers and 19 RBI.