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Fletcher is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Tigers.

Fletcher will get his first day off since late May. Luis Rengifo will man the keystone and bat ninth Friday.

Seager (hand) will take batting practice Friday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager will take part in batting practice for the first time since he broke his hand in mid-May. If all goes well, the shortstop is expected to begin a rehab assignment early next week, Castillo reports. The 27-year-old will likely require multiple rehab games but could be on track to be reinstated from the injured list in late June or early July.

Wendle isn't starting Friday's game against the Mariners, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle had started each of the last six games, but he'll retreat to the bench with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi starting for the Mariners on Friday. Mike Brosseau will start at third base and bat fifth.

Reyes was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday.

Reyes spent two weeks with the major-league club and served mainly as utility depth during his time in Milwaukee. He went 1-for-11 with three runs, a stolen base, a walk and three strikeouts across seven games in the big leagues, and he should see more consistent playing time with the Triple-A club going forward. Kolten Wong (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Rojas (finger) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will be in the lineup Friday against the Cubs, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

The 32-year-old has been sidelined since late May with a dislocated and fractured left index finger, but he'll rejoin the Marlins after missing about three weeks. Rojas has a .275/.354/.433 slash line with three homers, 14 doubles, 16 RBI, four stolen bases and 32 runs in 48 games this season. and he should reclaim the everyday role at shortstop now that he's healthy.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run and a walk in Thursday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.

Correa's ground-rule double in the fourth inning knocked in Yuli Gurriel to begin the four-run frame. He scored in the same inning on an Abraham Toro single. The shortstop has an RBI in each of his last four games and he's slashing .294/.385/.510 in 283 plate appearances. The 26-year-old is second on the team behind Jose Altuve in home runs (12) and runs (47) and his 35 walks lead the team.

Chang went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Orioles.

Chang went hitless in his first two at-bats, but he began his production with a two-RBI single in the sixth inning. Two frames later, he delivered a two-run home run for his second long ball of the season. This was also Chang's first multi-hit game since April 18. Chang has struggled with the bat considerably through 101 plate appearances, as he's hit only .179/.218/.305 on the campaign.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's win over the Mets.

Baez got the scoring started early by taking Marcus Stroman deep in the first inning. Although it's been a slow month and he is batting .232/.269/.478 overall the season, Baez still leads the Cubs with 16 long balls and 44 RBI.

Edman (torso) will be back in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest reports.

Edman sat out each of the last two games due to torso tightness, but he'll return to action in Thursday's series opener. The 26-year-old has gone 5-for-22 with three doubles and three runs across his last five games.

Crawford isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford drew starts in each of the last four games and went 2-for-13 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and two walks during that time. Mauricio Dubon will take over at shortstop and bat eighth.