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Gordon went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over the Orioles in Wednesday.

Gordon had opened September with an 0-for-10 tally across his first three games, a modest slump he snapped out of Wednesday with his third multi-hit effort over the last six contests. The veteran's on-base percentage (.293) leaves plenty to be desired and is largely responsible for his banishment to the bottom of the order, but his 24 extra-base hits (17 doubles, five triples, two home runs) and 30 stolen bases certainly afford him a degree of fantasy utility.

Swanson (head) is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Swanson has been cleared to rejoin the lineup after sitting out Wednesday's series finale against Red Sox with a head bruise. The shortstop will look to pick up where he left off prior to suffering the injury, as he's hitting an impressive .317/.371/.603 with five homers and two stolen bases over his previous 20 games.

Story went 3-for-4 with three solo home runs in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

Story took starter Andrew Suarez deep in each of his first three at-bats, including a mammoth 505-foot shot that set the record for the longest measured home run in the relatively brief Statcast era. The 25-year-old went deep twice Monday as well, with five RBI in that effort, and he's now 10-for-20 with five homers, 10 RBI and three steals since the start of September. Overall, Story has been incredibly productive across the board with a .298/.354/.566 line, 31 homers, 95 RBI and 25 steals in 31 tries.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's win over the Rays.

Diaz helped chase Tyler Glasnow in the first inning with his three-run homer, which put the Blue Jays up 6-0 in what was a seven-run inning. The 28-year-old also added a double and scored in the sixth inning. He's now hit safely in three straight games and is slashing .254/.291/.448 with 17 homers across 109 games this season.

Crawford is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford has been a little banged up lately, missing three games last week with a sore knee. He'll get another night off while Alen Hanson picks up a start at shortstop in his place.

Correa is out of the lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday.

Correa will receive a standard day off for the first time since returning from the DL on Aug. 10. Since that date, he's hit just .171/.260/.220 with one home run, 12 RBI and 20 strikeouts in 23 games. Alex Bregman will start at shortstop in his absence. Look for Correa to rejoin the lineup Friday in Boston.

Arcia went 3-for-5 with three runs and two doubles in Tuesday's victory over the Cubs.

Arcia isn't tearing the cover off the ball by any means, but since being recalled from the minors July 26 he has posted a respectable .273/.304/.364 slash line over 92 plate appearances. He has not hit higher than eighth in the batting order since the same date, but with him finding far more success at the plate than he did earlier this season, he's found himself in the lineup four times in the last five games.

Swanson (head) is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Swanson was fortunate to avoid any concussion-like symptoms after being struck in the head by a pitch in Tuesday's loss, but he sustained a significant bruise that is apparently still causing some pain. Charlie Culberson will start at shortstop Wednesday, but Swanson is expected to rejoin the lineup at some point during the Braves' four-game series in Arizona that kicks off Thursday.

Mondesi is out of the lineup against Cleveland on Wednesday, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Mondesi will take a seat after starting six of the previous seven games as the Royals wrap up a three-game set versus the Indians. Alcides Escobar will man the shortstop position and bat eighth in the lineup for Wednesday's matinee.

Bogaerts is out of the starting lineup versus Atlanta on Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Bogaerts will receive a regular day off for the series finale after going 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two walks during Tuesday's victory. Brock Holt will start at shortstop and bat seventh in his absence.