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

Wendle had started each of the last two games and went 0-for-4 with two walks and two strikeouts during that time. Mike Brosseau will take over at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Adrianza isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Adrianza will be excluded from the lineup for a second straight contest, although he went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter Tuesday. Abraham Almonte will start in left field and bat sixth.

Baez (thumb) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Baez has been dealing with a right thumb contusion since Sunday, and he'll be held out of the lineup for a third consecutive game. He didn't appear off the bench in either of the last two games but could be available if needed Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports. Sergio Alcantara will start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Tigers.

Crawford made his presence felt at the top of the order once again and extended his streak of reaching safely multiple times to five straight contests. The shortstop has compiled one home run, five RBI, four runs scored, five doubles and a 4:2 BB:K over that span, and he's hitting .462 since the calendar flipped to June.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays.

Anderson singled twice and knocked in a run with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly that accounted for Chicago's final tally of the contest. The star shortstop extended his on-base streak to 10 games with the two-hit effort, and during that stretch he has hit .359 (14-for-39) with a homer, six RBI and three stolen bases.

Crawford went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI, three runs scored and two walks Tuesday against the Rangers.

Crawford was one of the driving forces behind the Giants' offensive effort, first slugging a solo home run in the sixth inning. He followed that up with a three-run shot in the eighth frame and now has 14 homers for the season. The effort also extended his hitting streak to a modest four games, three of which have been multi-hit efforts. Crawford is now hitting .269/.363/.575 with 41 RBI and 35 runs scored across 193 plate appearances on the campaign.

Correa went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI double and another run scored during Tuesday's win over Boston.

Correa got the scoring starting by just barely taking Martin Perez deep with a 310-footer in the first inning. He made Perez pay again in the second by knocking in an RBI double. It was Correa's sixth multi-hit outing over the last 11 games. On the season, he holds a team-leading 11 homers to go with 14 doubles and a .288/.372/.502 slash line.

Baez (thumb) is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Padres.

Baez exited Sunday's game against the Giants after grounding out and was later diagnosed with a right thumb contusion. He sat all of Monday's game and remains out of the starting nine Tuesday, though it's unknown whether he could be available off the bench. The shortstop can continue to be considered day-to-day for the time being; meanwhile, Sergio Alcantara mans shortstop Tuesday.

Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that an early July return for Seager (hand) is a "totally fair" timeline for the shortstop, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Roberts said earlier Tuesday that the shortstop's fractured right hand is healing faster than he expected. While the skipper didn't necessarily rule out Seager being activated by the end of the month, the club appears to have its eyes set on the beginning of July as a likely return to the Dodgers' lineup.

Manager Bud Black said Tuesday that Story (elbow) is "very close" to being activated from the injured list, Patrick Saunders reports.

Story was thought to be on track to return to the lineup Tuesday, but he was not activated ahead of the game against the Marlins. Despite the delayed return, Black noted the shortstop went through a full throwing routine Tuesday, which indicates that a Wednesday activation from the IL is well within the realm of possibility. Story has been out since May 27 with inflammation in his right elbow.