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Crawford is not in Thursday's lineup against the Pirates.

He is 1-for-15 with five strikeouts and four walks in five games since returning from a hamstring injury. Donnie Walton will start at shortstop and hit seventh.

Correa will sit as expected Wednesday against the Rangers.

Correa isn't expected to play every day right away after returning from a nearly month-long absence with a back injury. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Tuesday and will rest Wednesday, with Alex Bregman sliding to shortstop and Aledmys Diaz starting at third base.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in a win over the Pirates on Tuesday.

The game marked Crawford's return to the lineup after being given Sunday off following an 0-for-8 tally over his first two games back from a hamstring injury. Manager Scott Servais had mentioned he was looking to clear the shortstop's head a bit after the pair of rough games, and the strategy seemed to have worked to an extent.

Correa, who returned from the 10-day injured list to start at shortstop in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Rangers, won't play Wednesday in the series finale, David Barron of the Houston Chronicle reports.

As was suggested over the weekend, the Astros are ramping up Correa slowly upon his return. After playing a full nine innings Tuesday and going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, Correa will sit out Wednesday and then return to play Friday against the Angels after an off day. Manager AJ Hinch suggested Correa would play in only two of the Astros' three games over the weekend.

Anderson went 4-for-6 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 9-8 extra-innings loss to the Twins.

Anderson recorded the first four-hit game of his career and solidified his major-league lead in batting average. His average increased to .336 with the performance, his 20th multi-hit effort in his last 29 games.

Mondesi went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double and two RBI in Monday's 6-5 win over the Athletics.

Mondesi's slugging percentage is down 59 points from his breakthrough 2018 campaign, but the 24-year-old has more or less lived up to fantasy managers' draft-day expectations when he's been healthy enough to play. The shortstop has overcome a shaky plate approach to maintain a .270 average, with his elite speed and 38.4 percent hard-hit rate offering some legitimacy to his elevated .362 BABIP. And though he was caught stealing Monday, Mondesi has been the majors' most prolific base stealer on a per-game basis, nabbing 39 bags in just 96 contests.

Chang isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

Chang was also held out of Sunday's matchup, so following a team off day, he'll receive a third straight day of rest. Mike Freeman gets the call at the hot corner and will hit fifth.

Velazquez was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Velazquez will take the place of Jason Kipnis, who will miss the remainder of the season due to a fractured hand. Velazquez is set to start at second base and hit ninth Tuesday against Detroit.

Correa (back) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Tuesday against the Rangers, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Correa completed a short rehab stint with Triple-A Round Rock, and he's since been cleared to return from the 10-day injured list. He's been sidelined since Aug. 20 due to a back issue. Houston will have the luxury of easing Correa back into action with the playoffs still a few weeks away.

Anderson will sit Monday in Minnesota.

Anderson has carried a hot bat down the stretch in his search for a batting title, hitting .375/.394/.578 over his last 14 games. He leads DJ LeMahieu by four points (.332 to .328) in the race for the American League crown. Danny Mendick will start at shortstop Monday.