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Wendle isn't starting Friday against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Even though right-hander Kyle Wright is starting for Atlanta on Friday, Wendle will get a breather after going 4-for-14 with a double, two RBI and a run in his last four appearances. Brian Anderson will start at third base and bat seventh.

Allen went 1-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Orioles on Thursday.

The rookie collected his first big-league knock with his seventh-inning two-bagger and subsequently came home on Sheldon Neuse's single. Allen's first two starts have come at second base, as manager Mark Kotsay has kept Elvis Andrus at Allen's primary position, shortstop, in both games.

DeJong isn't in the lineup Friday against the Reds, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

DeJong started the last five games and went 2-for-16 with a double, two RBI, two stolen bases, a run, two walks and five strikeouts. Edmundo Sosa will take his place at shortstop and bat eighth.

Cruz has started 10 games at shortstop as opposed to only one in left field with Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the season.

When the Pirates optioned Cruz to the minors to start the season, part of the stated reason was to get him reps in the outfield. While he did start one of his first five games in left field, Cruz has played exclusively at shortstop since. It's unclear what that may mean for his defensive home in the long term, but it suggests that he will play in the infield upon his promotion to the majors this season. It's also uncertain when Cruz may return to Pittsburgh, as he has hit only .175/.283/.275 across 46 plate appearances with Indianapolis.

Lopez is on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Buffalo with an oblique injury, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.

The exact nature of the injury is unclear, but Lopez suffered it in spring training, so he could be back in a week or two. Lopez will provide infield depth this season after making a brief big-league debut in 2021.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in a loss to Texas on Thursday.

Crawford's three-run first-inning blast gave Seattle a five-run lead in what looked like it would be a runaway win, but Texas stormed back to pull out the victory. The homer was the first of the campaign for Crawford, who belted a career-high nine long balls last season. The shortstop is off to a strong start to 2022, slashing .310/.434/.500 with a 7:2 BB:K over 42 plate appearances.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Giants.

Lindor got the Mets on the board by tallying his fourth home run of the season in the first inning. He reached base base in subsequent plate appearances with a pair of singles to record his fourth multi-hit effort in his last seven starts. Lindor appears to have put his disappointing 2021 campaign behind him, as he is hitting .308/.419/.615 with 12 runs scored and 10 RBI across 62 plate appearances early on in 2022.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

After singling in his previous two at-bats, Bogaerts came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and ripped an RBI double down the left-field line. Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano was able to get the next hitter -- Alex Verdugo -- to ground out to the left side, which scored another run and moved Bogaerts to third. However, Bogaerts was stranded to end the game as Romano retired the next two batters via ground balls. Thursday's performance was Bogaerts' fourth three-hit game of the season and his fourth multi-hit game over his last five starts.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

After striking out in his first plate appearance, Bichette ripped an RBI single into right field to give Toronto a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Bichette stole second base after a Vladimir Guerrero sacrifice fly but ended up stranded there. The young shortstop added another single in the seventh to give him his fourth multi-hit game of the season, which raised his batting average to .224.

Wendle agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Marlins on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Wendle's agreement contains a mutual option for 2023 and means that he won't have to go through arbitration during the 2022 season. The 31-year-old is hitting .323 with three doubles, four runs, four RBI and a stolen base this year.