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Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Marsh is absent from Monday's lineup against the Mets due to illness, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Marsh is with the team, but it's unclear whether he'll be available off the bench. The Mets are scheduled to start southpaw Sean Manaea on Tuesday, so the left-handed-hitting Marsh could be held out of the lineup until Wednesday. Max Kepler, Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos will serve as the Phillies' starters in the outfield Monday.

The Dodgers promoted De Paula from High-A Great Lakes to Double-A Tulsa on Monday, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

De Paula will be joined in Tulsa by one of the Dodgers' other top prospects in outfielder Zyhir Hope, who will also get bumped up from High-A. Over 426 plate appearances this season with Great Lakes, the 20-year-old De Paula slashed .263/.406/.421 with 12 home runs, 32 stolen bases, a 19 percent walk rate and a 20.2 percent strikeout rate.

The Dodgers promoted Hope from High-A Great Lakes to Double-A Tulsa on Monday, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

Hope will be joined in Tulsa by one of the Dodgers' other top prospects in outfielder Josue De Paula, who will also get bumped up from High-A. Over 524 plate appearances this season with Great Lakes, the 20-year-old Hope slashed .264/.377/.428 with 13 home runs, 26 stolen bases, a 14.9 percent walk rate and a 26.5 percent strikeout rate.

Stowers (oblique) returned to Miami for further evaluation Monday after being unable to play at Triple-A Jacksonville on his rehab assignment over the previous two days due to general fatigue, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.

Stowers began a rehab assignment Friday with Jacksonville, going 0-for-3 with a walk while serving as a designated hitter. He had been expected to play again Saturday and Sunday, but he went unused both days. It's unclear whether the fatigue he's experiencing is related to the oblique strain that landed him on the 15-day injured list in mid-August, or if he's contending with a different issue. More could be known about Stowers' status later Monday after he's looked at by team doctors.

Sheets went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Sunday's 8-1 win over the Rockies.

Sheets came into the contest hitless with five strikeouts in his last 11 at-bats, but he broke out of the brief skid with a pair of hits, including a home run. Since the start of August, Sheets is 23-for-67 (.343) with four homers and eight doubles. He is now one long ball away from hitting the 20-homer milestone for the first time in his career.

Merrill went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-1 win over the Rockies.

The Padres reinstated Merrill from the 10-day injured list Monday, and the center fielder went 1-for-13 with four strikeouts in his first five games. He broke out of the slump in a major way Sunday, delivering a pair of extra-base hits, including a second-inning home run off Tanner Gordon. The long ball was Merrill's 10th in 406 plate appearances this season, which falls well short of his 2024 pace of 24 home runs in 593 plate appearances.

Carroll went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Carroll's speed was again a major factor for the Diamondbacks. He stole third and scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning to give Arizona a 2-1 lead. He's gone 6-for-20 (.300) with four steals and three extra-base hits over six games to begin September. Overall, he's reached the 25-steal mark for the third year in a row, doing so on his 30th attempt. He's added a .259/.336/.558 slash line, 30 home runs, 74 RBI and 98 runs scored through 127 contests.

Tucker (calf) is not expected to return to the lineup Monday against Atlanta, Ryan Herrera of AllCHGO.com reports.

Tucker was unavailable for the fourth game in a row Sunday while nursing left calf tightness, and he doesn't appear to be set to make a return to action Monday. Manager Craig Counsell said following Sunday's 6-3 loss to Washington that he doesn't think that Tucker will be in the lineup Monday, but that the team is "starting to approach availability" with the outfielder. Tucker can continue to be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Crow-Armstrong (knee) could return to the Cubs' lineup Monday in Atlanta, Ryan Herrera of AllCHGO.com reports.

Crow-Armstrong was absent from the starting lineup in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Nationals while dealing with a bruised right knee. Manager Craig Counsell said following the contest that the outfielder might be able to return to the lineup Monday, and that the team will "see how he's doing tomorrow" before making that decision.

Scott is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Scott will hit the bench for the series finale after he had manned center field in the previous four contests while going 3-for-10 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Nathan Church will check in for Scott in the outfield and bat eighth.