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Correa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Correa hit the latter of back-to-back home runs to lead off the seventh inning to tie the game. He is batting .309 with four home runs over his last 18 games. The 26-year-old is slashing .274/.366/.482 with 22 long balls, 73 RBI and 89 runs scored in 541 plate appearances.

Franco went 2-for-5 with a double in a loss to the Twins on Sunday, giving him back-to-back two-hit efforts since his return from a one-game absence due to a head injury.

The brief sabbatical did nothing to cool off Franco, who'd generated multi-hit tallies in seven of his previous 16 contests as well. Franco's production Sunday pushed his constantly improving season slash line to .280/.341/.461 with 25 extra-base hits.

Bichette went 4-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over Oakland.

The 23-year-old is riding a 10-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 17-for-40 (.425) with a home run, four doubles, five RBI and 11 runs scored. Bichette has lifted his batting average from .283 to .293 during the late-summer surge. He's collected 21 homers, 21 stolen bases, 25 doubles, 82 RBI and 103 runs scored through 132 contests.

Mondesi went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two steals in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox.

Mondesi did all his damage in the sixth inning where he singled, stole two bases and came around to score. He's swiped four bags in three games since returning from his lengthy stint on the injured list. Through 51 plate appearances, the speedy infielder is slashing .347/.360/.755 with five steals and 10 runs scored.

Crawford went 4-for-5 with a two-run single, a double and two runs in a win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Crawford put together a prototypical leadoff effort and did more than just set the table by bringing home Jarred Kelenic and Jose Marmolejos with his timely fourth-inning knock. The veteran shortstop has been on a torrid stretch at the plate over the last eight games, posting a .353/.412/.833 slash line with two doubles, four walks and eight runs across 38 plate appearances.

Diaz started at second base and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 10-2 loss to San Diego.

Altuve was given the day off Saturday in the midst of a dismal 4-for-37 funk, which caused him to show frustration during Friday's 6-3 win. Diaz, who had received regular at-bats as a fill-in at third base while Alex Bregman was unavailable, has been moved around the diamond to keep fresh, but he's 1-for-25 since Bregman returned to action Aug. 25. Saturday's start was his first since Tuesday.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base Friday in a 3-2 win over the Rangers.

Fletcher opened the Angels' half of the first inning with a single, moved to second on a groundout, stole third base and subsequently scored on a Phil Gosselin base knock. He later notched another single to finish with his second straight multi-hit game. Fletcher's .292 average on the campaign is almost 30 points lower than last season's .319 mark, but he has added to his fantasy value by emerging as a legitimate stolen-base threat, racking up 14 thefts in 16 attempts to rank within the top 15 in the American League.

Mondesi will sit Saturday against the White Sox.

The Royals were expected to be cautious with Mondesi down the stretch after he missed most of the year with hamstring and oblique injuries. That's been the case in the four days since his return from the injured list, as he's alternated between the lineup and the bench. He's already homered and stolen a pair of bases in his two appearances, showing that his talent is very much still present, but expect him to continue being handled carefully given that the Royals are out of the playoff picture.

Wendle will be on the bench against lefty Andrew Albers and the Twins on Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wendle has now been out of the lineup twice in three days, with both off days coming against a left-hander. Yandy Diaz shifts to third base Saturday, with Jordan Luplow starting at first.

Franco (head) will bat second and play shortstop Saturday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Franco left Thursday's game with a headache and didn't participate in Friday's contest, but his absence wasn't expected to be a long one. He'll look to continue a hot streak which has seen him hit .327/.392/.558 while striking out in just 7.2 percent of his plate appearances over his last 29 games.