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Diaz (hand) was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The veteran infielder has been sidelined since early June with a fractured left hand, but he'll rejoin the active roster Monday after a six-game rehab stint. Diaz should fill a utility role now that he's healthy and could split time at third base with Abraham Toro until Alex Bregman (quadriceps), who begins a rehab assignment Monday, is activated from the injured list.

Crawford is hitting .067 (2-for-30) with a walk, a run and a 32.3 percent strikeout rate over his last seven games.

The previously hot-hitting shortstop is stuck in a serious funk, and he's gone without an extra-base hit in his last 11 contests overall. Despite the sudden across-the-board plunge, Crawford's season average and on-base percentage check in at a serviceable .263 and .323, respectively; moreover, his recent trouble making contact is a clear outlier, considering his strikeout rate still sits at a modest 17.0 percent.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

After sitting out a July 17 loss to the Yankees with a sore wrist, Bogaerts returned to the lineup a day later and has proceeded to start in seven straight contests, going 5-for-26 at the dish. The Red Sox haven't indicated that Bogaerts' absence from the lineup Monday is for an injury-related reason, so he may just be receiving some maintenance during a busy schedule for Boston, which is in the midst of a stretch of 12 games in as many days.

Diaz (hand) will be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Diaz appeared in six games during his recent rehab assignment, and he went 4-for-18 with a double, two runs, two RBI, five walks and four strikeouts during that time. The 30-year-old has been sidelined since June 6 due to a fractured right hand, but he should be available for the series opener in Seattle.

Wendle went 4-for-5 with two doubles in Saturday's 8-2 win over Cleveland.

Unfortunately for the 31-year-old infielder, his big night didn't result in any offense as Austin Meadows kept clearing the bases in front of him, and the hitters behind him in the Rays' order went a combined 1-for-12. Wendle has delivered two multi-hit performances in six starts since the All-Star break, batting .370 (10-for-27) over that stretch, but a crowded roster keeps him from being an everyday player no matter how hot he is.

Bichette went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two additional runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Mets.

Bichette cranked a solo home run off Drew Smith in the seventh inning, increasing Toronto's lead. It was his second three-hit game and second homer of the month. The 23-year-old is batting .344 in the month of July. He is slashing .294/.345/.479 and leads the team with 13 stolen bases.

Diaz (hand) could be reinstated from the 10-day injured list in time for Houston's three-city road trip that begins next week, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Following the team's three-game home series with the Rangers this weekend, the Astros embark Monday on a three-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles (Dodgers). Diaz, who's been out since fracturing his left hand June 6, has appeared in five rehab games, including the last three at Double-A Corpus Christi.

Anderson was ejected from Friday's 7-1 loss to the Brewers.

Anderson and the rest of the White Sox were vocal about umpire John Libka's strike zone all night. Manager Tony La Russa was given the heave-ho in the bottom of the seventh inning followed by Anderson a half-inning later. Danny Mendick replaced Anderson at shortstop.

Franco went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over Cleveland.

Franco now has back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time this season, but the star prospect has struggled at the dish at times and is only hitting .233 with a .664 OPS through his first 98 big-league plate appearances. He has time on his side to get better and should eventually adjust to handle MLB-caliber pitching, but it's been a slow start to his life at the MLB level.

Wendle is out of the lineup Friday against Cleveland, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

New addition Nelson Cruz should handle most of the starts at designated hitter going forward, creating even more of a logjam in what was already a crowded infield. Wendle will continue to compete for playing time at third base, shortstop and second base with Wander Franco, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe and Taylor Walls.