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Marsh went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins.

Marsh reached safely in all four of his plate appearances, drawing a pair of walks and adding a single before launching a two-run homer into the corn behind right field in the seventh inning. The blast was his 17th of the season, establishing a new career high across his six major-league seasons. The milestone comes amid a difficult second half for Marsh, who batted .301 across 92 games before the All-Star break but has hit just .185 over 26 games since the break.

Crews went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Cubs.

Crews opened the scoring in the fourth inning with an RBI double off Kevin Gausman. He added a single an inning later, stole second base and came around to score one batter later during Washington's five-run frame. The multi-hit effort was a welcome sight after Crews entered Thursday batting just .140 across 11 August games. Through 293 plate appearances this season, he owns a .218/.290/.372 slash line with 10 home runs, 11 doubles, 27 RBI, 40 runs and eight stolen bases.

The Phillies added Misner to their active roster for Thursday's Field of Dreams game against the Twins.

The Phillies will be allowed to carry an extra man on their roster during the Field of Dreams game, and they'll use the opportunity to add to their outfield depth. Misner has slashed just .220/.256/.244 across 44 plate appearances in the majors this season but boasts a .900 OPS through 321 plate appearances in the minors. He'll likely return to Triple-A following Thursday's contest.

Young is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Cubs.

Young had made nine consecutive starts in center field, but he will take a seat for Thursday's series finale. Andrew Pinckney will patrol center field as the Nationals look to avoid the sweep.

Clifford (undisclosed) has gone 0-for-7 with one walk, one RBI and one run in two games for Triple-A Syracuse since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Sunday.

Clifford spent the minimum amount of time on the shelf while recovering from what was presumably a minor injury. The 23-year-old first baseman has put together a .182/.275/.358 slash line with 16 home runs and eight steals while striking out at a 37.3 percent clip over 415 plate appearances with Syracuse on the season.

Simon is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Miami.

Simon had made six consecutive starts and went 8-for-23 at the plate during that stretch, but he will exit the lineup for Thursday's series finale. Brandon Lowe will get a start at designated hitter for the Pirates, while Nick Gonzales shifts to second base and Jared Triolo grabs a start at third base.

Hernandez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Pirates.

Hernandez started the previous four games and homered in Wednesday's contest, but he'll retreat to the bench for Thursday's series finale. Esteury Ruiz will occupy left field for Miami.

Lile went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

Getting the nod at DH and batting eighth against southpaw David Peterson, Lile got the Nationals on the board in the second inning with an RBI single before bringing home two more runs in the fifth with another knock. It was Lile's third multi-hit performance in the last five games, and over 25 contests since the All-Star break he's compiled a .250/.290/.489 slash line with five homers, three steals, 11 runs and 20 RBI.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday that Lawlar (hamstring) could return from the 10-day injured list during their upcoming road trip that begins Friday in Atlanta, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Lawlar completed the seventh game of his rehab assignment with Double-A Amarillo on Wednesday, playing nine innings in center field while going 1-for-5 with a solo home run. He's now played nine-inning games on consecutive days, which is typically a sign of a player nearing activation. After the trip to Atlanta on Friday, the Diamondbacks move on to Boston for a three-game set beginning Monday.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in the 8-2 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Hernandez extended the lead to 8-2 in the sixth with a crushing long ball to left-center off of Lake Bachar, his first homer in 10 games and 17th on the season. Hernandez had been mired in a 4-for-37 (.108 batting average) slump coming into Wednesday.