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Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Royals.

The Royals stole five bases in total on the night off Omar Narvaez and the Seattle pitching staff. Mondesi's now slashing .304/.313/.587 through 11 games with a homer, three steals, seven runs and eight RBI, and at least in the early going he's rewarding fantasy GMs who bought into the preseason hype.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Rays.

Anderson continued to hit, extending his hitting streak to nine games while also stealing a bag for the third straight game. He's stolen four and is well on his way to cracking the 20-steal threshold for a second straight season.

Seager is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, playing shortstop and hitting second, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager received a rest day Tuesday, but he'll slot back in to the two spot for this matchup against the Cardinals and right-hander Jack Flaherty. The talented shortstop is off to a bit of a slow start at the plate but has started to heat up over his past few games. He'll look to find his power stroke, as he's currently slugging just .366 with one home run over 41 at-bats.

DeJong went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two walks, two runs and a stolen base in a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Teammates Paul Goldschmidt and Yadier Molina made most of the big noise by driving in all four of the team's runs, but DeJong was outstanding as a table setter during the contest. The shortstop now boasts a 10-game hitting streak and has raised his average 73 points to .295 since the first game of that stretch. Just as important, the 25-year-old has been squaring up consistently, as he already sports eight extra-base hits (five doubles, three home runs) through his first 49 plate appearances.

Adames went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, two walks and three runs in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

Adames lived on the bases throughout the afternoon, extending what has been a torrid stretch with the bat after an extremely sluggish start to his season. Factoring in Tuesday's production, Adames is 7-for-14 with two doubles, an RBI, three walks and six runs over his last four games, a stretch during which he's boosted his average 158 points to .195.

Lindor (ankle/calf) was spotted Wednesday doing some light jogging around the bases, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Lindor is with the Indians for their ongoing road trip but isn't expected to play at any point during it. Even so, the shortstop seems to be making incremental progress in his recovery from a left ankle sprain and right calf strain. He was able to do some light agility drills on the field Tuesday and took another small step forward by getting in some running on the basepaths, though Hoynes notes that Lindor wasn't sprinting at any point during the wokout. At this stage, Lindor still looks to be trending toward a late-April return from the 10-day injured list.

Story won't play Wednesday against the Braves with the contest being postponed due to inclement weather in Colorado, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Colorado and Atlanta will hold a make-up game Aug. 26. Story and the Rockies will return to action Thursday in San Francisco for the club's series opener with the Giants.

Diaz entered as a pinch runner after Alex Bregman was pulled from Tuesday's game with a hamstring injury.

Diaz stayed in the game and played first base while Yuli Gurriel slid across the diamond to third base. Bregman is still being evaluated. If he's forced to sit out Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Diaz could find himself in the lineup against Yankees left-hander James Paxton.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Rangers.

The shortstop already has five doubles in 11 games to start the season, but Tuesday's blast off Mike Minor was Ahmed's first long ball. The 29-year-old is off to a fine .326/.340/.512 start at the plate, but his career .650 OPS indicates he'll cool off fairly quickly.

Swanson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.

The shortstop has been on a run-producing tear lately, going 5-for-15 over the last four games with a triple, two homers and nine RBI. Swanson's four home runs and .324 batting average suggest the 25-year-old is poised for a 2019 breakout, but he's been hot before and been unable to sustain it whether due to injury or regression. Enjoy this production while it lasts, but he still has plenty to prove to be considered a reliable fantasy asset.