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Bichette went 3-for-4 with three singles, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Bichette slapped three singles off Minnesota on Saturday, none bigger than his base knock in the seventh that cashed in two insurance runs. With the trio of hits, the 23-year-old is now hitting .353 in September with four home runs and 14 RBI.

Fletcher is batting second in the order for the third straight game Saturday.

Prior to Thursday, Fletcher had slotted into the leadoff spot for 15 straight games. However, he batted a paltry .167 with one RBI during that stretch, which is likely behind the team's decision to move him down a spot. Brandon Marsh is leading off for the Angels for a third straight contest.

Anderson will not start Saturday's game against the Rangers.

Anderson was originally expected to start every other game as he eases his way back from a hamstring injury, but he wound up being added to the lineup Friday because he wanted to test his hamstring on back-to-back days. He's evidently not ready to play in three consecutive games just yet, so he'll sit Saturday as Leury Garcia takes over at shortstop.

Wendle was added to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers after Taylor Walls was scratched for undisclosed reasons, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.

Wendle had originally been set for a day off against lefty Tarik Skubal. Instead, he'll serve as the starting shortstop and hit eighth.

Wendle will not be in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.

Wendle hits the bench against lefty Tarik Skubal. Yandy Diaz will start at the hot corner, with Brandon Lowe at second base and Taylor Walls at shortstop.

Ahmed is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

Ahmed will sit for the third time in the last 10 games, during which time he has hit .179/.233/.321. Josh Rojas will start at shortstop in Ahmed's place, and Jake McCarthy will take Rojas' spot in center field.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

The shortstop's second-inning blast was his 21st of the year, matching his career high from 2015. Crawford also has career-best marks in stolen bases (10) and runs scored (69) while his 81 RBI puts him three away from his total in both 2015 and 2016. He's slashed .299/.373/.523 across 491 plate appearances in his age-34 season, and he's been even better in September with a .373/.475/.627 line in his last 14 contests.

Fletcher went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's loss against Oakland.

Fletcher is not much of a run producer, and in fact, he had just one RBI in the entire month of September before plating two on Friday. The second baseman has been struggling of late and is hitting just .158 with a .414 OPS across 63 plate appearances this month.

Anderson went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 8-0 win over the Rangers.

Anderson was originally scheduled to be out of the starting lineup, a designed plan to limit the shortstop to an every-other-day pattern immediately following a stint on the injured list due to a hamstring injury. Anderson, who played Thursday, reported feeling well enough to go on back-to-back days, so manager Tony La Russa allowed it Friday, per Brian Sandalow of the Chicago Sun-Times. Anderson showed no hindrance when he scored from first base on Luis Robert's double in the fourth inning.

Franco (hamstring) looked good running the infield arc from first to third base prior to Friday's game against the Tigers, the team's official site reports.

The quickly-recovering shortstop also took batting practice and fielded grounders, making it a very good day's work in his bid to spend only the minimum time on the injured list. Franco is eligible to be activated Tuesday, and although the postseason-minded Rays may opt to hold him out a little longer, it appears the 20-year-old will have a chance to get in some regular-season at-bats in before suiting up for his first playoff series.