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Gordon will start at second base and bat eighth Sunday against the Rockies, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

While Gordon is filling in for a resting Shed Long in the series finale and starting for the third time in four games overall, the veteran's best path to regular playing time likely comes in the corner outfield, where the Mariners are still waiting for someone to emerge as a viable complement to Kyle Lewis and Dylan Moore. Gordon has mustered a lowly .392 OPS through 29 plate appearances, but that hasn't disqualified him from the mix because his main competitors, Tim Lopes and Mallex Smith, have been largely underwhelming. Lopes and Smith carry OPS marks of .653 and .368, respectively, into Sunday's contest.

Adrianza is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Adrianza entered the starting nine in each of the past four games, going 2-for-13 with a walk and four strikeouts in those contests. Even though Josh Donaldson (calf) is on the injured list, Adrianza is expected to stick in a bench role for the foreseeable future. Marwin Gonzalez will instead serve as Donaldson's primary replacement at the hot corner.

Mondesi went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Twins.

After singling against Sean Poppen in the seventh inning, Mondesi stole second and third to triple his stolen stolen-base total for the season. Mondesi has drawn only one walk in 62 plate appearances and is still without a homer. However, after batting as low as eighth last week, Mondesi has hit fifth in each of the Royals' last three games, which suggests manager Mike Matheny is confident that Mondesi is close to getting it together.

Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a run scored, a stolen base and two walks in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts has gotten aboard in seven of his last eight plate appearances, thanks mostly to his five walks in that span. The shortstop also added a stolen base for the second consecutive game. Bogaerts is batting .326/.383/.605 with three homers, nine RBI, nine runs scored and two steals in 14 games this year.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a stolen base and a walk in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.

Bichette got aboard with a single and picked up his second stolen base of the year in the first inning. He also knocked in Randal Grichuk on a double for the tying run in the seventh. Bichette is up to four RBI, four runs scored, a homer and two steals in nine games this year. He has a .297/.316/.459 slash line.

Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

The stolen base was Bogaerts' first of the season. He was a more frequent base stealer during the early part of his in MLB career, but Bogaerts has attempted fewer steals in more recent seasons. Bogaerts has been one of Boston's top hitters to start 2020, batting .333/.404/.619 over 13 games.

Crawford isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Crawford has played well while starting in every game to this point, but he'll get a breather Friday. Dee Gordon will take over at shortstop and bat eighth in the series opener against Colorado.

Anderson (groin) will serve as the White Sox's leadoff hitter when he returns, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Manager Rick Renteria confirmed that news, even though Luis Robert has thrived atop the order. "I still consider Timmy our leadoff guy, and we'll find a way to continue to adjust the lineup a little bit," Renteria said. "I've got to talk to Tim and see how he's doing and then figure out where I'll insert him. But right now, if the question is, 'Will I insert him at the top of the lineup?' My answer to you right now is yes." Anderson was confident after a full workout Thursday and should return on schedule Aug. 11.

Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Braves.

Bichette homered on a line drive to left center field off Touki Toussaint in the fourth inning to get the Blue Jays on the board. The long ball was the first of the year for the 22-year-old, who is batting .273 across eight games.

Fletcher went 1-for-4 with a home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mariners.

Fletcher took Marco Gonzales deep in the sixth inning for his second long ball of the season, and he has now homered in back-to-back games. He has also hit safely in each of his last five appearances, slashing .316/.417/.684 with a 1.101 OPS, five RBI and six runs scored in that span.