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Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base Friday against the Marlins.

Anderson has hit well across his last 15 starts by maintaining a .313 average, though he also has only four RBI and seven runs scored in that span to show for it. He chipped in his seventh stolen base of the season Friday, and his first in his last 19 games. Anderson has still yet to homer this season, and he also has only 10 RBI across 44 games.

Neto went 0-for-1 with two walks and a stolen base in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.

Neto logged a steal for the second consecutive game, and he's drawn four walks over his last three contests. For the season, he's posted a modest 6.0 percent walk rate along with a 19.7 percent strikeout rate. The shortstop is still finding his way at the major-league level with a .239/.328/.358 slash line while adding three home runs, five steals, 18 RBI and 18 runs scored through his first 50 games.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 9-6 win over the Rockies.

Bogaerts had been out since June 3 while dealing with a wrist injury, but he was able to play all of Friday's game at shortstop. It's a nagging injury that has bothered him for much of the season, so he may not be clear of it, but it appears the 30-year-old will try to power through. He's posted five multi-hit efforts over his last 16 games, but he's hit just .222 (14-for-63) in that span, lowering his season slash line to .256/.339/.393 through 58 contests.

Schmitt is hitting eighth and playing third base versus the Cubs on Friday.

Schmitt was originally out of the lineup for the series opener against the Cubs, but he's hitting eighth and playing third base after J.D. Davis was scratched from the lineup due to right hip tightness.

Schmitt isn't starting Friday against the Cubs, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Schmitt is just 1-for-14 with two RBI across his last four games, so he'll get a day off Friday to regroup. Brandon Crawford will take Schmitt's place at shortstop and bat ninth.

Bogaerts (wrist) is starting at shorstop Friday against the Rockies.

Bogaerts' sore left wrist has kept him out of San Diego's last four games, but it seems he's feeling good enough to suit up. The 30-year-old shortstop has been playing through the wrist issue all year and was in a cold spell at the plate prior to his recent absence, slashing .185/.214/.259 across his last 14 games.

Neto went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in a 3-1 win against the Cubs on Thursday.

Neto sat out Saturday's contest with a bruised foot, but he returned Sunday and started for the second straight game Thursday. The rookie reached base twice in the victory and also nabbed a theft in the sixth inning. Neto is slashing just .147/.286/.176 over his past 12 contests, but he continues to see near-everyday work as the Angels' primary shortstop.

Franco went 0-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Thursday against the Twins.

Franco went hitless for the first time in his last 11 starts, though his performance was still notable because he swiped his 22nd bag of the season. It was his first stolen base attempt since returning from a minor hamstring injury June 5. In addition to his speed, Franco has also matched his highest homer total in a single season with seven across only 265 plate appearances.

Crawford went 1-for-1 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's victory over the Rockies.

Pinch-hitting for Casey Schmitt in the ninth inning, Crawford delivered an RBI double off Pierce Johnson to tie the game at 4-4 before scoring on Joc Pederson's two-out base hit. The 36-year-old Crawford had been stuck in a 1-for-13 slump coming into Thursday's contest while retreating to a part-time role. Overall, he's slashing just .195/.283/.354 with four homers, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored through 127 plate appearances this season.

Arcia went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a 10-inning with over the Mets on Thursday.

The shortstop singled home a run in the third inning and came through with a game-tying solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth off Mets closer David Robertson. The long ball was Arcia's first since May 17, a span of 19 games. Despite the recent power drought, he's been hitting pretty well, slashing .309/.356/.368 over that stretch.