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Baez (back) will bat third and start at shortstop Friday against the Rangers.

Baez was a late scratch Wednesday due to back spasms, but the problem has evidently dissipated following Thursday's scheduled off day. He'll try to pull himself out of a slump which has seen him slash .220/.258/.305 over his last 15 games.

Edman went 3-for-5 with a triple and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Cubs.

The steal put Edman at 25 for the year, which ties him for third in the majors with Ronald Acuna and Cedric Mullins. Edman's batted .268 with a .743 OPS, four steals, two home runs, eight RBI and 13 runs scored through 22 games in August. Lars Nootbaar appears to have taken over leadoff duties against right-handed pitchers while Dylan Carlson does the same against most lefties, leaving Edman in a spot further down in the lineup.

Lindor went 0-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Rockies.

He's reached base safely in 10 straight games, posting a .310/.370/.429 slash line over that stretch with a 4:5 BB:K. Lindor also has three steals during that stretch, giving him 14 on the year, and if he keeps up that pace on the basepaths, he'll have a shot at his third career 20-20 season and his first since 2019.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with one double, two RBI and one steal in Thursday's extra-inning victory over the Red Sox.

The shortstop tallied a two-run double off righty Kutter Crawford to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Bichette has hit well in his last four games, going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles. He has a .744 OPS in 445 plate appearances this season facing righties and only a .616 OPS in 84 PAs against southpaws.

Story (wrist) went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a second run scored for Double-A Portland on Thursday.

Story was a triple shy of the cycle in his second rehab game for the Sea Dogs. He started at second base and played seven innings in the field, and he has yet to play nine innings. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Story will return to Boston on Friday for evaluation, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com, but he will not be activated then.

Bogaerts (back) is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Bogaerts exited Tuesday's game against Toronto with mid-back spasms and was held out of the lineup Wednesday, but he'll return to the field for Thursday's series finale. The 29-year-old has struggled offensively through 17 games in August with a .209/.239/.343 slash line.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday that Franco (wrist) won't resume his rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham until next week at the soonest, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Though Franco no longer seems to be experiencing discomfort in his surgically repaired right wrist after taking swings and fielding grounders Tuesday before advancing to a full workout Wednesday, the Rays seem content to take things slowly with the star 21-year-old. Assuming he makes it through the weekend without any setbacks, Franco could resume action at Durham as soon as next Tuesday. Since Franco played in only one rehab game before being pulled off the assignment last week, the Rays may want to see him play a handful of games in Durham before bringing him back from the 10-day injured list.

Story (wrist) started at second base and went 1-for-1 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored for Double-A Portland on Wednesday.

Story kicked off a rehab assignment by playing four innings in the field before being replaced. The exact plan for Story has not been divulged, but the Red Sox likely want to see him play a full game in the field and maybe on back-to-back days before returning him to Boston.

Turner went 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and three runs in Wednesday's 12-6 rout of Milwaukee.

Turner typically isn't eager to take free passes, but he reached three times via walk Wednesday for the first time this season in addition to notching two hits. The All-Star shortstop hasn't homered in nearly three weeks, but that hasn't stopped him from being productive -- he's slashing .342/.400/.425 with 17 runs, six doubles, eight RBI and two stolen bases over 18 contests since his last long ball. Turner and teammate Freddie Freeman are in a close battle for the major-league hit lead -- through Wednesday, Freeman's 156 base knocks are one more than Turner's 155.

Adames went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Adames gave Milwaukee an early lead with his first-inning solo shot off Andrew Heaney, but the Dodgers dominated the rest of the way. The long ball was the shortstop's 25th of the campaign, tying the career-high mark he established last season. Adames' 73 RBI are also tied for his career-best mark, but his .226 batting average and .291 on-base percentage are each the worst across his five big-league campaigns.