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Wendle isn't starting Game 1 of the ALDS against the Red Sox on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wendle has started against some southpaws in 2021 but will retreat to the bench with lefty Eduardo Rodriguez starting for Boston. Yandy Diaz will start at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Edman went 3-for-5 with a pair of steals and a run scored in Wednesday's wild-card loss to the Dodgers.

Edman led off the game with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a foul out and came around to score on a wild pitch. That proved to be all the runs the Cardinals could manage in their 3-1 defeat, though Edman certainly did his part, accounting for three of the team's five hits.

The Padres included Abrams (lower leg) on their Arizona Fall League roster released Wednesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The 21-year-old shortstop prospect saw his 2021 minor-league season come to an end in late June, when he sustained a fractured left tibia and sprained MCL while playing for Double-A San Antonio. Abrams has since resumed rehabbing at the Padres' spring facility in Peoria, Ariz., and he could be cleared to appear in games in the AFL if he continues to progress well in his recovery. Before sustaining the season-ending injury, Abrams hit .290 with two home runs and 13 stolen bases across 183 plate appearances for San Antonio.

Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, two runs, two walks and a strikeout in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game.

Bogaerts had a relatively slow finish to the regular season and hit just .156 with four runs across his last nine appearances, but he put Boston on the board in Tuesday's playoff matchup with a two-run blast off Gerrit Cole in the first inning. The 29-year-old should have an everyday role in the top half of Boston's lineup during the upcoming ALDS against the Rays.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with a run scoring single and an RBI fielder's choice groundout in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

Crawford offered one more solid effort out of the leadoff spot before the Mariners' season went officially in the books. The veteran shortstop has to especially bemoan the fact Seattle won't play further into October, as he generated an outstanding .357/.410/.518 slash line with six doubles, a home run, six RBI, four walks, a hit by pitch and nine runs over his final 13 games. The late-season surge left him with a career-best .273 average, while his .338 on-base percentage and .376 slugging percentage were both the second-best totals of his five big-league seasons.

Mondesi went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 loss to Minnesota.

The 26-year-old ended 2021 with 15 steals in 16 attempts in just 35 games. Mondesi battled oblique and hamstring issues for much of the season, prompting a move to third base for much of September. He was held without a hit in six of his last 10 games, dropping his season slash line to .230/.271/.452 with six home runs, 17 RBI, 19 runs scored, a triple and eight doubles across 136 plate appearances. Mondesi may continue to log time at third base in 2022. He could also receive regular rest to help alleviate some of the toll of playing the field, although fantasy managers will obviously take notice of his speed when he's in the lineup.

Wendle went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Yankees.

The infielder contributed his first steal since Sept. 10, and he ended the regular season 8-for-14 on stolen-base attempts. Wendle went 1-for-18 with 10 strikeouts in his last six games of the season. He's posted a .265/.319/.422 slash line, 11 home runs, 54 RBI and 73 runs scored across 501 plate appearances. He'll likely see a strong-side platoon role at third base in the postseason, with Yandy Diaz handling the hot corner versus southpaws.

Chang went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-0 win over Texas.

The infielder showed some promise to end 2021, batting .310 (13-for-42) across his last 12 games. Chang wasn't able to secure an everyday role this year, slashing .228/.267/.426 with nine homers, one stolen base, 39 RBI and 32 runs scored in 251 plate appearances. His defensive versatility has done more to keep him on the big club's radar than his bat through his first three major-league seasons.

Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Reds.

Cruz swatted a 408-foot shot in the ninth inning of Sunday's loss for his first MLB long ball. The 6-foot-7 rookie went 3-for-9 with three RBI in his quick two-game taste of big-league action this season.

Seager went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI in Sunday's 10-3 triumph over the Brewers.

Continuing a scorching final month, Seager singled in the first, fourth and fifth innings before being lifted in the seventh once Los Angeles' postseason fate was decided. The 27-year-old shortstop wraps up the season with a .306/.394/.521 slash line, 16 home runs, 54 runs and 57 RBI in 94 games.