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Mondesi went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double Sunday in the Royals' 10-1 loss to the White Sox.

Mondesi provided six of the Royals' 13 total bases on the afternoon, highlighted by a 414-foot blast off Jeanmar Gomez in the eighth inning. The 22-year-old has supplied an .829 OPS through 10 contests in July while chipping in two steals, making him someone worth keeping an eye on heading into the second half. His fantasy value would benefit from a move up in the lineup, as the Royals have largely confined him to a lower-third spot in the order since he was promoted from Triple-A Omaha on June 17.

The Royals activated Herrera (personal) from the paternity list Monday.

To clear a spot on the active roster for Herrera, the Royals designated outfielder Abraham Almonte for assignment. Now back with the team following a three-game absence, Herrera could still be in store for steady at-bats in the second half, despite posting an underwhelming .267/.291/.373 batting line since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on June 17.

Gordon went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday.

Gordon closed out the first half with yet another solid offensive performance, his fourth multi-hit effort in the last 10 games. The veteran speedster is slashing .283/.301/.346 across 382 plate appearances, numbers that are all below those of his stellar 2017 campaign in Miami. However, Gordon has been timelier with his hits during his first Seattle campaign, as he's just 11 RBI short of the 33 he compiled last season in 312 additional plate appearances.

Wendle went 2-for-5 with two RBI from a single and a double in an extra-inning loss to the Twins on Sunday.

Wendle closed out the first half in strong fashion, generating three straight two-hit, two-RBI efforts. He wielded an especially clutch bat Sunday, as it was his ninth-inning, two-out single that plated Daniel Robertson and knotted the game at 7-7. The 28-year-old is hitting a smoldering .405 over 47 plate appearances in July, an especially welcome departure from a month of June in which he hit just .192. Wendle's offensive numbers have naturally seen considerable boosts in the process, as he heads into the All-Star break slashing .283/.331/394 after entering the month with a .260/.302/.344 line.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts blasted his 16th home run of the season in the first inning, followed by an RBI groundout to the pitcher in the third. He's been hot at the dish of late as he's recorded a base knock in nine of his last 10 games, collecting four home runs and an eye-popping 20 RBI over that span. He's hitting .319 through 13 games to begin the month of July.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and a walkoff grand slam Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts sparked the rally in the ninth inning, hitting a leadoff double and scoring the run which sent the game to extra innings. One inning later, he sent the fans home happy by hitting the grand slam off Chris Rowley. The young shortstop is now setting career highs in slugging percentage (.529), isolated power (.245) and wRC+ (135). His 15 homers are just six short of a career high with nearly half a season still to play.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a loss to the Twins on Friday.

Wendle closed out the scoring on the night with his ninth-inning solo blast off Fernando Rodney, his fourth of the season. The versatile infielder is in the midst of a torrid stretch at the plate as the All-Star break approaches, as he's now hitting .394 with two doubles, two homers and four RBI in 37 July plate appearances.

Mondesi is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic Kansas City reports.

Mondesi has been a regular in the lineup since his promotion in mid-June -- this is just his fifth absence in the team's last 21 games. He started poorly but has come on strong of late, going 9-for-31 (.290 average) with a couple steals in his last eight games. He should remain a useful source of speed in the second half.

Diaz is not in the lineup against Boston on Friday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Diaz will retreat to a spot on the pine after going 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts during Thursday's loss. In his place, Lourdes Gurriel is set to start at shortstop and bat second.

The Royals placed Herrera on the paternity list Friday.

Herrera will likely miss this weekend's series against the White Sox as he can spend up to three days on the paternity list. Paulo Orlando was recalled from Triple-A Omaha for the Royals.