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Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.

The shortstop extended Boston's lead to 6-1 with his fourth-inning blast. Bogaerts has homered in two of the last three games after going nine contests without a long ball. For the season, he's slashing an excellent .304/.370/.514 with 18 homers, 61 RBI, 70 runs scored and five stolen bases through 459 plate appearances.

Bichette (shin) is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup Friday against the Mariners.

He has been in and out of the lineup this week due to a pair of left shin contusions, but he is back in action for the first game of the weekend.

Chang was recalled Friday and will bat seventh and play third base against the Tigers.

Chang has played a part-time role throughout the year in Cleveland but has accomplished very little at the plate, hitting .185/.219/.300 in 137 plate appearances. He'll likely serve in a utility role during his time with the team. Harold Ramirez (knee) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Mateo went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two strikeouts in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Detroit.

With the second-inning theft, Mateo is now 3-for-4 in stolen bases attempts in just six games with Baltimore. The speedy utility man has also struck out at a 29.2 percent clip in that span. His playing style requires him to get on base regularly, so he'll likely need to see an uptick in plate discipline to be more productive. Through 117 plate appearances overall between the Padres and O's, he's up to eight steals, two home runs, seven RBI and 12 runs scored while slashing .218/.259/.345.

Anderson went 2-for-5 and hit a game-winning, two-run homer in Thursday's 9-8 victory over the Yankees.

Anderson came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with a runner on and the White Sox trailing 8-7, and he went yard off Zack Britton to deliver a walk-off win for Chicago in the "Field of Dreams" game. It was the 13th home run of the season for Anderson, who also clubbed his 24th double earlier in the contest. Anderson is 9-for-19 (.474) with three homers and a pair of doubles over his last four games.

Franco went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.

Franco homered off Tanner Houck in the sixth inning to give the Rays the lead. He has at least one RBI in each of his last six games and he's reached base safely in his last 16 games. The rookie is slashing .242/.304/.405 with five long balls, 22 RBI, 23 runs and a pair of steals in 168 plate appearances.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Crawford went deep off Mike Foltynewicz in the fifth inning to give the Mariners the lead. It was his first home run since June 19. He was the only player to have multiple extra-base hits in Thursday's game. The 26-year-old is slashing .271/.333/.371 with six long balls, 36 RBI, 59 runs and three steals in 472 plate appearances.

Bichette (shin) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Angels, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Bichette has now missed two consecutive games to the injury and has been bothered by the issue since Saturday. However, manager Charlie Montoyo said that it was simply another day off to help Bichette heal and there was no new information that suggested he was dealing with something more serious. Marcus Semien shifts to shortstop while Breyvic Valera enters the lineup at second base in Bichette's absence Thursday.

Correa went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Rockies.

Correa added insurance in the seventh inning when he doubled home Michael Brantley, who had singled before him. The shortstop has reached base safely in eight straight contests. Correa is slashing .271/.364/.477 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI over 104 games in the midst of a contract year.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI, three runs scored and two walks Wednesday against the Rays.

Bogaerts delivered a three-run homer against Francisco Mejia in the eighth inning of a blowout game. It was his 17th long ball of the campaign and only his second since the All-Star break. Though he's been quiet in that 22-contest stretch, Bogaerts is riding a modest four-game hitting streak -- three of which have been multi-knock efforts. Even after this modest period of production, Bogaerts still maintains a .307/.375/.514 line across 451 plate appearances on the season.