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Mondesi (shoulder) is starting at second base and hitting seventh Monday against the Cubs, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Mondesi is good to go after missing the previous two games with a minor shoulder injury. The 23-year-old is hitting .269/.283/.413 with three homers and 11 stolen bases in 31 games with the Royals this season.

Rojas is not in the lineup Monday against the Cardinals, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas has hit .262 with a .660 OPS since the All-Star break, right in line with the .255 average and .658 OPS he's posted overall. J.T. Riddle will get the call at shortstop in his absence.

Correa (back) went 2-for-4 with a double for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday.

This was the third game of a rehabilitation assignment for Correa, who is 3-for-10 with a home run, a double and four strikeouts. Two more boxes were checked: he played all nine innings and played on back-to-back days. The one caveat here is that Correa served as designated hitter for all nine innings and has yet to play a full game in the field. He's likely to rejoin the team when it kicks off a homestand Thursday against the Mariners, but the Astros might consider ending Correa's rehab stint early given the state of health on the parent club. George Springer (thumb) left Sunday's game early while Jose Altuve (knee) flew back to Houston to visit with team doctors.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, double and two runs scored Sunday against the Mariners.

Diaz took Mike Leake deep for his 14th home run of the season and accounted for the majority of the Blue Jays offense in the process. He has seen regular at-bats since Lourdes Gurriel (knee, ankle) hit the disabled list and has taken advantage by going 10-for-29 with five home runs, seven RBI and 10 runs scored since July 29. While Brandon Drury still poses a threat to take away at-bats from him, the Blue Jays could choose to continue to ride Diaz's hot bat.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against Tampa Bay.

Anderson plated two runs on the day, both on RBI singles in the second and fourth innings. He's off to a hot start through five games in August, going 6-for-18 with two doubles and three RBI. Anderson sits with 14 homers and 46 RBI through 108 contests in 2018.

Wendle went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the White Sox.

Wendle plated a run in the first inning on a single to left, and he slugged a solo homer over the right-field fence in the fifth. He's been heating up at the dish recently, raising his batting average from .278 to .292 over his past 10 matchups. Wendle is slugging .416 with six home runs and 33 RBI through 94 games this season.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a homer, a double and two RBI in the 10-6 loss to San Diego on Sunday. He was also caught stealing.

Baez has produced a multi-hit effort in three of his five games so far in August, raising his season batting average to a terrific .300 alongside a .918 OPS. He's forcing his name into the National League MVP conversation with 24 long balls, 61 extra-base hits and 86 RBI. The 25-year-old has become an elite fantasy asset in 2018.

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

With lefty Robbie Ray on the bump for the Diamondbacks, the Giants will counter with a right-handed-heavy lineup. That leaves no room for Crawford, who will cede his usual spot at shortstop to the switch-hitting Alen Hanson.

Gordon (ankle) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

After suffering the right ankle injury in Thursday's series opener, Gordon returned to the lineup Friday before sitting out back-to-back days. With Gordon's ankle not responding well to the activity Friday, it appears he'll be given more time to rest before being pressed back into action. Andrew Romine will cover the keystone Sunday while Gordon continues to recuperate.

Mondesi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins due to a pinched nerve in his shoulder, Maria Torres of The Kansas City Star reports.

Manager Ned Yost relayed that Mondesi sustained the injury while diving for a ball in Friday's series opener. The Royals exercised caution by holding Mondesi out of the starting nine Saturday and Sunday, but it doesn't appear that there's much concern the 23-year-old will require a trip to the disabled list. Alcides Escobar will fill in at shortstop while Mondesi recovers from the issue.