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Chang is not in the lineup Saturday against the Twins.

Chang is hitting just .235/.350/.294 in 12 games this season. He'll sit in favor of Mike Freeman at the hot corner.

Wendle won't start Saturday against southpaw Anthony Kay and the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Wendle owns a strong .314/.359/.514 slash line in 11 games since returning from a wrist injury. Matt Duffy will get the start at the hot corner.

Adames went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Friday.

Adames snapped out of a 2-for-17 slump that had covered his first five games of September with Friday's multi-hit effort. The young shortstop's double was his first extra-base hit of the current month as well, and he's only hit safely courtesy of anything other than a single on eight occasions since the calendar flipped to August (124 plate appearances).

Wendle who went 2-for-3 with a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Friday, is 7-for-18 with a double, an RBI, a walk, three stolen bases and six runs across the first six games of September.

The valued utility man's bat seems to finally be awakening from a season-long slumber, and at a crucial time at that. Wendle has already boosted his season average 18 points to .227 with his current surge, and he's hit safely in nine of 10 starts since returning from the injured list due to a wrist issue.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 6-1 win over the Yankees.

Bogaerts plated his 104th and 105th runs of the season, moving him into third in the AL behind Jose Abreu and teammate Rafael Devers. He's reached base safely in 12 straight games, blasting four home runs and knocking in 11 during the streak.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-4 win over the Angels.

Anderson moved to the leadoff spot Friday as Leury Garcia (personal) was away attending the funeral services of a relative. Anderson has hit safely in seven straight games (six with multiple hits), going 14-for-32 with five doubles, two homers and four RBI.

Lindor went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Friday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Lindor opened the scoring with a solo shot off Twins starter Michael Pineda in the third inning. He later added a bases-loaded single in the 11th as part of a four-run rally. The shortstop is up to 28 homers, 66 RBI, and 85 runs scored while batting .297/.348/.536 in 564 plate appearances this season. Lindor has also added 20 stolen bases.

Gordon is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Houston, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Gordon started the last nine games and has nine hits and two steals in his last 22 at-bats, but he'll head to the bench with southpaw Framber Valdez on the mound for Houston. Shed Long will start at the keystone and bat eighth in his stead.

Crawford (hamstring) has resumed working out in the weight room but remains restricted from baseball activities, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "I texted with J.P. last night and he's feeling really good," manager Scott Servais said prior to Thursday's series opener with the Astros. "The initial look from Dr. Khalfayan was maybe not as severe as they originally thought. We'll see when we get back home. But I don't think it's going to be as long as the original thought."

A report earlier in the week indicated general manager Jerry Dipoto still expects a two-week absence overall for Crawford, but Servais' comments seem to indicate his shortstop may beat that timeline by at least a handful of days. In the same breath, Servais also acknowledged the Mariners have no reason to rush the shortstop back, given their lack of postseason aspirations.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.

Anderson, who missed a month while dealing with a high-ankle sprain, now has enough at-bats to qualify for the AL batting title and pushed his average to a AL-high .332. Since Aug. 1, he leads MLB with 54 hits, and he has hit safely in 19 of the last 21 games. It's been a remarkable season for the shortstop, but his .393 BABIP is warning flag that he may not sustain this pace in 2020.