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Anderson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI, a walk and another run scored during Thursday's rout of Kansas City.

Anderson extended Chicago's lead with his seventh homer of the season, this time a solo shot against Danny Duffy in the fourth inning. He also walked and scored in the second while tacking on singles in the first and seventh frames. The speedy 27-year-old is having himself a successful campaign, batting .347/.389/.610 with 30 runs scored.

Turner went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Phillies.

Turner drove a pitch deep off the wall that was misplayed by Andrew McCutchen, allowing him to race around the bases for an inside-the-park home run. He now has eight home runs on the season. Turner has hit well of late, recording three or more hits in four of his past seven starts. Overall, he's maintained a .366/.420/.634 line with 29 runs scored, 21 RBI and three stolen bases across 157 plate appearances.

Fletcher (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 31.

Fletcher was set to miss his third consecutive game Thursday, and he'll get more time to fully recover from his left ankle sprain. Manager Joe Maddon said Thursday that Fletcher's ankle is still sore. It's unclear how much time he'll miss due to the injury. Luis Rengifo and Franklin Barreto could see increased playing time in his absence.

Fletcher (ankle) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Manager Joe Maddon has continuously downplayed the severity of Fletcher's injury, but he'll sit for a third straight game after suffering a sprained ankle Sunday. Franklin Barreto will start at second base Thursday.

Correa is not in Thursday's lineup against the Rangers.

He is hitting .188 with zero home runs in 32 at-bats over his last 10 games. Jack Mayfield will start at shortstop and hit ninth.

Story went 3-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk during Wednesday's 9-6 win over San Francisco.

The 27-year-old received the day off Tuesday since he was 0-for-8 with six strikeouts over the previous two contests, but he provided significant production in his return to the lineup. Story has a .306/.383/.576 slash line with nine homers, 31 runs, 20 RBI and nine stolen bases through 36 games.

Baez went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pirates.

Baez took Nick Tropeano deep in the fourth inning for his sixth home run of the season. The Chicago shortstop is still batting just .200 this season, and he'll obviously need to do better than 1-for-5 at the plate to raise that average, but he certainly has the talent to get hot in a hurry.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Royals.

Lindor's biggest hit of the game was his ninth-inning double, and he came around to score on Tyler Naquin's second homer of the game. Through 37 contests, Lindor is slashing .283/.335/.461 with six homers, 17 RBI, 19 runs scored and two stolen bases. He's hit safely in nine straight games, going 15-for-38 (.395) in that span to firmly shake off his slow start to 2020.

Fletcher (ankle) isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Padres.

Even though the Angels had an off day Tuesday, Fletcher will miss a second consecutive game after spraining his ankle Sunday. Luis Rengifo will serve as the second baseman Wednesday.

Rojas (abdomen) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas exited Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays with abdominal soreness and is being labeled as day-to-day, but he'll miss out on at least one start while managing the injury. Miami called up top middle-infield prospect Jazz Chisholm on Tuesday, and he'll pick up his first MLB start at shortstop Wednesday while Rojas sits out. Given that Rojas has compiled a 1.010 OPS through 52 plate appearances this season, he should be able to regain his everyday role when healthy again. Chisholm seems more likely to factor into the mix at second base after the team traded Jonathan Villar to Toronto on Monday.