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Adrianza (abdomen) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Unspecified abdominal issues put Adrianza on the IL, but he's received clearance to return without a minor-league rehab assignment. Adrianza has limited experience in the outfield, but he has played there a bit this season, so in addition to spot duty in the infield, the 29-year-old could see some time in the corners with several Twins outfielders on the IL.

Chang was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Friday and will start at third base against the Orioles.

Chang makes his way to the majors for his debut while Jose Ramirez moves to the paternity list. Ramirez is likely to be gone for all three games of the series, so Chang could see a good chunk of playing time this weekend. The 23-year-old has struggled at Columbus this season with a .205/.259/.359 slash line in 21 games after missing time with a finger sprain.

Anderson (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 26.

Anderson was diagnosed with a right high-ankle sprain after exiting Tuesday's game and never seemed likely to avoid the IL. The 26-year-old underwent an MRI on Wednesday but the results have yet to be disclosed. Anderson will be eligible to be activated July 6, but it seems more likely he won't make his return until after the All-Star break.

Fletcher is not in the lineup Thursday against the Athletics.

Fletcher will retreat to the bench after starting the past 12 games and slashing .234/.302/.298 with one home run and a 5:6 BB:K during that stretch. In his place, Luis Rengifo is starting at the keystone and hitting eighth.

Crawford went 3-for-5 with a pair of run-scoring doubles, an RBI triple and a run in a win over the Brewers on Wednesday.

The shortstop's blistering-hot bat went up another few degrees in the win, with Crawford having a hand in all four of the team's runs. Crawford opened the scoring with his first two-bagger in the first inning and subsequently came home on an Omar Narvaez single before eventually also plating Seattle's third and fourth runs of the contest. The latter came on a game-winning, ninth-inning double, giving Crawford an impressive total of nine RBI over the last three games.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Wendle's absence from the starting nine doesn't come as a surprise with southpaw Martin Perez on the bump for Minnesota, but the 29-year-old looks on track to find himself on the bench more frequently versus right-handers, too. The Rays welcomed Yandy Diaz (hamstring) back from the 10-day injured list Thursday, and it's expected that he'll be a fixture at third base on a full-time basis. Wendle is hitting just .175 over 12 games since returning from his own IL stint two weeks ago, which doesn't help his case for seeing steady action now that the Rays are at relatively close to full strength in the infield.

Diaz (hamstring) ran in the field for a fifth straight day Wednesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Diaz is also taking fastball-only batting practice in the cages and hopes to take groundballs Thursday. There's no immediate timetable for a minor-league rehab assignment for Diaz, who strained his left hamstring May 27, but that he's ramping up activity is a positive sign. Manager AJ Hinch has already ruled him out of major-league action until after the All-Star break.

Adames went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

Adames left the yard for the second straight game, slugging a 423-foot solo shot off reliever Trevor May in the seventh inning. Despite some inconsistency at the plate, the 23-year-old clearly still has some pop in his bat and is batting .253/.318/.402 with nine home runs, 23 RBI and 33 runs.

Gordon went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Brewers on Tuesday.

Gordon had snapped out of a 2-for-20 skid with a multi-hit effort to close out the four-game series against the Orioles on Sunday, and he encouragingly remained hot Tuesday with his second straight two-hit tally. The extra-base hit was also Gordon's first since he laced his second triple of the season against the Athletics on June 16, and he's now boosted his season line back to .273/.297/.368, all improvements over his 2018 figures.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with an RBI groundout, a run-scoring triple and a run in a win over the Brewers on Tuesday.

The hot-hitting shortstop picked up right where he left off Sunday, when he'd gone 4-for-4 in a series finale against the Orioles. Crawford has been blistering hot since returning from a stay on the injured list due to an ankle sprain, going 15-for-44 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, 13 RBI, seven walks and eight runs in the subsequent 11 games. Moreover, his 6-for-9 showing over the last two games has served to vault his average over the .300 mark (.305) for the first time since May 12.