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Franco (hamstring) was slated to hit off a tee and take part in some pregame on-field activities Wednesday, the team's official site reports.

It's been a good week for the recovering shortstop thus far, as manager Kevin Cash also received glowing reports about Franco's progress Monday from Major League medical coordinator Paul Harker. Based on current developments, it seems like Franco has a fighting chance at getting at least a handful of games in before the beginning of the postseason, although given the volatile nature of soft-tissue injuries, his progress will bear monitoring.

Correa isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Correa will get a breather after he went 2-for-16 with a double, three RBI and a walk across the last four games. Aledmys Diaz will shift to shortstop and bat second.

Anderson isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday that Anderson will start every other day for the time being, so he'll be on the bench after going 1-for-5 in Tuesday's win. Leury Garcia will start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Mondesi went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.

Mondesi has struggled a bit since returning from his most recent oblique injury, going just 6-for-36 with 16 strikeouts in his last 10 games. Despite the poor hitting, he's swatted two home runs and stolen seven bases in that span while settling in as Kansas City's primary third baseman. Injuries have made this a mostly lost season for the infielder, who has a .264/.284/.583 slash line across just 76 plate appearances.

Wendle isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle will retreat to the bench with left-hander Robbie Ray on the mound for the Blue Jays. Yandy Diaz will start at the hot corner and bat fourth.

Anderson went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Angels.

Anderson's second-inning single didn't lead to any runs, but it was an opportunity to confirm that the shortstop is past the hamstring strain that sidelined him for over two weeks. The 28-year-old is scheduled to play every other day for the time being, but he should have plenty of time to ramp up to an everyday spot in the lineup by the start of the postseason.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs and two strikeouts in Tuesday's 8-4 win against Seattle.

Bogaerts reached base in his final two at-bats with a leadoff triple in the eighth to ignite a five-run inning and a ninth-inning single. After spending the first week and a half of September on the COVID IL, Bogaerts is 6-for-16 with a double, a triple and a home run over the last five games.

Manager Tony La Russa said that Anderson (hamstring), who is starting at shortstop Tuesday against the Angels, will be playing every other day for a while, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Anderson was activated from the injured list earlier Tuesday and is set to return to the top of Chicago's order for the series opener against the Halos. La Russa wasn't specific regarding how long he plans to alternate starts and days off for Anderson, but the club will almost certainly want to have him playing close to everyday by the final week of the season. Anderson resumes his campaign hitting .302/.331/.458 with 14 homers, 26 doubles, 53 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 82 runs scored.

Mateo will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on the 60-day injured list Tuesday with right lumbar inflammation.

Mateo missed last Friday's game with unspecified soreness, and it's possible the lumbar injury is related to that previous issue. Mateo showed promise in his 32 games with Baltimore to finish his 2021 campaign, going 30-for-107 with seven doubles, one triple, two homers and five stolen bases. His defensive versatility should help him find a substantial role with the Orioles to begin next season.

Mateo will hit the bench Tuesday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mateo has received plenty of playing time since he joined the Orioles in early August. He's hit well enough, posting a .280/.328/.421 line with two homers and five steals over 32 games. Ramon Urias and Pat Valaika will be the middle infielders Tuesday.