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Gordon went 3-for-4 with a run in a win over the Angels on Tuesday.

After a red-hot first two months of the season, Gordon had gotten off to a sluggish start in June. The speedy leadoff man was mired in a 9-for-44 slump over the 10 games prior to Tuesday, but he snapped out of that funk with his first multi-hit effort since June 3. Gordon still sports a solid .283 season average, but that figure has notably tumbled over 70 points since reaching .355 as recently as May 3.

Wendle is not in the lineup against Toronto on Wednesday.

As expected, Wendle will head to the bench with left-hander J.A. Happ on the mound for the Blue Jays. Christian Arroyo will receive another start at second base in his absence.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.

Correa, who had missed Houston's four-game sweep of Texas over the weekend with a side injury, announced his return in fine fashion. In his first at-bat in six days, he sent the first pitch he saw -- a grooved 91 mph four-seam fastball -- 410 feet away into the upper deck at Oakland Coliseum. The slugging shortstop had been on a slide at the time of his injury, slashing .203/.272/.351 over 81 plate appearances, including 25 strikeouts (30.9 percent).

Adrianza went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored during Tuesday's 6-4 win in Detroit.

Adrianza came up huge for the Twins on Tuesday, with his seventh-inning grand slam proving to be the difference in the game. The 28-year-old now has three home runs in his last 30 at-bats after failing to homer through his first 103 at-bats of the season. Adrianza has a respectable .256/.320/.748 slash line as he continues to improve after a rough start to the season.

Fletcher had his contract selected by the Angels on Tuesday.

Fletcher -- who is slashing .350/.394/.559 with Triple-A Salt Lake this season -- will join the Angels on Tuesday with fellow infielders Andrelton Simmons (ankle) and Jefry Marte (wrist) both sidelined with injuries. The 24-year-old will likely operate in a reserve capacity with the big-league club.

Correa (side) is starting at shortstop and batting fourth in the lineup Tuesday against the A's.

As expected, Correa will slot back into the cleanup spot for the Astros after missing the past four games with soreness in his right side. The star shortstop was 5-for-18 at the plate in June before suffering the injury and is coming off a rough month of May in which he slashed just .192/.292/.394. He'll look to find his stroke Tuesday against righty Daniel Mengden.

Wendle is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

As per usual, the lefty-hitting Wendle will take a seat on the bench with a left-handed pitcher (Jaime Garcia) toeing the rubber for the opposition. Christian Arroyo will start at the keystone and hit sixth in his stead.

Gordon, who's been manning second base during Robinson Cano's 80-game suspension, is slated to continue logging regular playing time there upon Cano's return in mid-August, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Kramer is essentially relaying the details of a conversation that general manager Jerry Dipoto had with ESPN.com in which he explained the reasoning behind the decision. Not only has Gordon handled himself well at a position that he'd already played 502 big-league games at prior to Cano's suspension, but the latter would also be ineligible for any postseason play under the terms of his ban. With the Mariners looking like one of the top five teams in baseball over the first two months-plus of the campaign, Dipoto emphasizes that the player that would man the keystone during a potential playoff run needs to continue receiving regular reps at the position, especially during the season's stretch run. "That could allow for a time-share, so to speak, where we keep everybody sharp," Dipoto said. "But we do know Dee is going to have to play second base as we come down the stretch. Because if we want to be in the postseason -- which we do -- then we know who our second baseman is going to be. And it's going to be Dee Gordon."

Adames went 1-for-2 with two RBI from a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly and also walked once in a win over the Blue Jays on Monday.

The rookie wasted no time making an impact in his return to the big leagues, getting the Rays to within a run with a timely third-inning single that plated Jake Bauers and then closing out the scoring on the night with his seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Adames' current stay with the big-league club figures to last through Daniel Robertson's DL stint at minimum, and he could conceivably carve out a long-term roster spot with an impressive enough performance.

Fletcher is hitting .353/.398/.566 with six home runs, seven stolen bases and a 16:21 BB:K across 270 plate appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake this season.

Throughout all of his stops in the minors prior to this season, Fletcher has always displayed impressive contact skills along with a modicum of speed, but his lack of slugging production was expected to damage his chances of emerging as a big-league regular. The 24-year-old has seemingly altered his long-term outlook for the better in his repeat season at Triple-A, as he has maintained his high contact rate while tapping into more power than anticipated. Fletcher has already racked up a minors-best 36 extra-base hits on the campaign, putting him well on track to top his total from the previous two years combined (47). Though the Angels currently have a void in the middle infield with Andrelton Simmons (ankle) on the 10-day disabled list, Fletcher's lack of a 40-man roster spot likely hurts his chances of a promotion in the near future, even though his performance at Salt Lake has warranted one.