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Thomas cleared waivers and accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Alex Freedman of okccomets.com reports.

The Dodgers designated Thomas for assignment Saturday after he spent late August up with the big club. The outfielder is now back with Oklahoma City and in their staring lineup Tuesday.

Young isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against San Diego, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Young will move to the bench to begin Tuesday's contest after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the series opener Monday. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start across the outfield while Young sits.

The Diamondbacks scratched Carroll from Tuesday's lineup against the Royals due to low back discomfort, per Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic.

This will mark consecutive absences for Carroll. The 26-year-old is slashing just .148/.200/.296 with one homer and four RBI over his last 58 plate appearances. Ildemaro Vargas will replace Carroll and man first base while Tim Tawa moves over to right field for Arizona on Tuesday.

Gilbert is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

With the Cardinals sending southpaw Quinn Mathews to begin the game from the mound Tuesday, Gilbert will head to the bench. Jonah Cox will start in center field and bat leadoff.

Lee is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Lee has struggled against lefties with a .647 OPS throughout the season, but he has fared better versus righties with .765 OPS. The left-handed bat is getting a breather Tuesday as the Cardinals send southpaw Quinn Mathews to the mound. Grant McCray starts in right field, batting eighth.

Happ (knee) will start in left field and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Happ missed the previous two starts with left knee discomfort, but he appeared as a pinch hitter Monday and is back in the lineup Tuesday. The veteran switch hitter is batting .233 with zero extra-base hits across his last 10 contests.

Gurriel started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Kansas City.

Gurriel made his first appearance since the Diamondbacks reinstated him from the injured list last week. That he wasn't used over the previous week indicates that Gurriel is not expected to have a full-time role down the stretch as Arizona competes for the postseason.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Reds.

Hernandez has gone 13-for-29 (.448) during his active eight-game hitting streak, adding two homers and 11 RBI in that span. The veteran outfielder is rounding into form at just the right time of the year. He's up to a .261 average and .740 OPS with 13 homers, four steals, 55 RBI, 55 runs scored, 17 doubles and a triple over 108 contests.

Crews went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Padres on Monday.

Crews finished with two of Washington's five total hits, and he accounted for the team's only runs with a two-run blast in the sixth inning. It hasn't been a smooth campaign for the 24-year-old, as he's slashing just .220/.290/.371 through 93 contests. However, his bat has come alive a bit of late, as Crews is batting .313 (5-for-16) with four extra-base hits (three doubles and Monday's homer) over his past four games.

Merrill went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base Monday in a 3-2 win against Washington.

Merrill posted an RBI single in each of the first and third frames. He was in need of a positive performance, as the young outfielder had gone 0-for-13 over his previous four games. All three parts of Merrill's .241/.293/.415 slash line so far this season are on pace for a career-worst mark, but he hasn't been entirely devoid of value in fantasy, producing 22 homers, 72 runs, 72 RBI and 25 stolen bases through 141 contests.