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Mateo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Yankees.

The infielder tied the game at 2-2 with his seventh-inning blast, which was his second homer as an Oriole. Mateo is up to four long balls, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored and nine stolen bases while slashing .262/.307/.411 across 180 plate appearances this year. He's found a regular role as Baltimore's starting shortstop lately, pushing Ramon Urias to third base and Kelvin Gutierrez to the bench against southpaws.

Rojas went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Friday's 10-3 win over the Phillies.

Rojas drew a walk and scored on Jesus Sanchez's three-run homer in the first inning. He later singled twice and drove in three runs during the Marlins' seven-run sixth inning. Over the last two games, he's gone 5-for-7 with four RBI and four runs scored. Rojas improved his season slash line to .274/.334/.411 through 455 plate appearances.

Franco (head) does not have a concussion and should return Saturday or Sunday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He exited Thursday's game with a headache and was held out again Friday, but thankfully a stint on the injured list is not in the cards. Taylor Walls will likely start at shortstop if Franco needs another day off.

Franco (headache) is not in Friday's lineup against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He left Thursday's game due to a headache and was set to be monitored for concussion symptoms, so it's possible he could miss further time. Taylor Walls will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

Tejada accepted a minor-league deal with the White Sox on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

He will meet the Triple-A club in Norfolk for a weekend series. Tejada had been playing at Triple-A with the Phillies until being cut in late August. The 31-year-old hit .232/.342/.263 with Lehigh Valley.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.

Rojas got the Marlins off to a quick start in this one, taking Carlos Carrasco deep to lead off the game. It was the eighth homer of the year for Rojas, who also singled to snap out of a 3-for-23 (.130) funk over his previous seven contests. Rojas is slashing .269/.328/.407 on the year with 36 RBI and 12 stolen bases (in 14 attempts) over 451 plate appearances.

Franco left Thursday's game due to a headache, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Franco extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a seventh-inning walk, but he was replaced by Joey Wendle before running the bases. Manager Kevin Cash said after the contest Franco will be monitored for concussion symptoms and will be evaluated again Friday.

Wendle isn't starting Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wendle will get a breather after he went 1-for-11 with a double and a walk across his last three appearances. Taylor Walls will start at the hot corner and bat ninth.

Mondesi isn't starting Thursday's game against Cleveland.

Mondesi returned to the lineup as the designated hitter Wednesday and went 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs and a stolen base. However, Carlos Santana will serve as the designated hitter while Edward Olivares enters the lineup in right field Thursday.

Adames isn't starting Thursday's game against the Giants.

Adames returned to the lineup for each of the last two games and went 3-for-9 with a double, a run, an RBI and a walk. Luis Urias will shift to shortstop while Jace Peterson starts at third base.