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Wendle is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

After Wendle was reinstated from the injured list last weekend, Topkin predicted that the infielder would be unlikely to play more than two consecutive days the rest of the way after enduring a litany of injuries this season. That plan has held true thus far, as Wendle will head to the bench after logging starts Tuesday and Wednesday. Matt Duffy will enter the lineup at third base while Wendle rests up.

Adrianza will start in right field and bat fifth Thursday against the White Sox, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

With three of the Twins' everyday players (Marwin Gonzalez, Max Kepler and Miguel Sano) considered day-to-day with injuries, Adrianza will not only capture his second straight start but occupy a prominent spot in the lineup. Both Kepler and Sano will be available off the bench and could be ready to rejoin the lineup as soon as Friday in Detroit, so Adrianza doesn't look like he'll have much longevity in the Twins' starting nine.

Wendle went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run-scoring sacrifice fly and a run in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.

Wendle opened the scoring on the night with his second-inning sacrifice fly and subsequently laced his first three-bagger of the season off Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning. The triple was particularly encouraging with respect to the apparent health of his previously ailing wrist, especially considering it came one night after he belted a solo home run.

Adames went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.

Adames made things interesting in the ninth inning with a 338-foot shot to left that plated Avisail Garcia, bringing the Rays to within two. The 23-year-old has reached safely in seven of his last eight games, and Wednesday's production pushed his August average to an impressive .310 across 94 plate appearances.

Anderson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

Ryan Goins will start at shortstop in the series finale in place of Anderson, who will check out of the lineup for the first time since Aug. 6, when he sat out the back end of a doubleheader with Detroit. While playing in each of the past 20 games, Anderson has enjoyed his most productive stretch since his red-hot April, batting .386 with nine extra-base hits, 17 runs and eight RBI.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and an additional run Wednesday in the Indians' 4-2 win over the Tigers.

The stolen base was Lindor's first since Aug. 8, ending a season-long 17-game streak without a theft. Even as his activity on the basepaths declined, Lindor continued to provide value for fantasy managers with a .278 average, three home runs, 11 runs and nine RBI over that stretch. He'll be back in action for Thursday's series finale, manning shortstop and batting leadoff like he normally does.

Seager went 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI in a victory over the Padres on Wednesday.

Seager plated the Dodgers' first run with a groundout in the second inning and scored after leading off the eighth with a double. The two-bagger was his 14th in August and 38th overall this season, both tops in the National League. The 25-year-old is slashing .270/.342/.459 with 12 homers and 60 RBI this season.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, three RBI, a walk and another run scored in Wednesday's win over the Rockies.

Continuing his breakout campaign, Bogaerts cranked a pair of home runs to tally a career-high 30 homers and reach the 100-RBI plateau for the second straight season. Bogaerts becomes Boston's first shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra in 1998-99 to achieve the 30-100 mark. The round trippers, which were Bogaerts' second and third across the last two games, included a two-run blast off Peter Lambert in the fifth inning followed by a solo shot off Carlos Estevez in the seventh. Meanwhile, it was the seventh career multi-homer game for the 26-year-old, who is slashing .311/.389/.577 with 46 doubles on the campaign.

Story is starting at shortstop and hitting leadoff Wednesday against the Red Sox, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Story has primarily hit second this season, but he'll swap places in the order with Charlie Blackmon with a left-hander in Eduardo Rodriquez starting for the Red Sox. The shortstop has been dialed in since the start of August, slashing .380/.443/.652 with six home runs and five stolen bases in 23 games.

Swanson is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Swanson has gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in a pair of games since returning from the injured list. He'll give way to Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop for Wednesday's series finale as the Braves look to ease him back into action following nearly a month-long stay on the shelf.