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Lile went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.

Lile opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single before extending Washington's lead to 4-1 in the fifth with a 399-foot blast off Gabriel Hughes, his 18th homer this season. Lile has been hot at the plate of late, going 12-for-28 (.429) with three homers and nine RBI in his last seven contests. Overall, the outfielder is slashing .251/.300/.424 with 74 RBI, 69 runs scored and 13 stolen bases across 556 plate appearances this year.

Bateman is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

Bateman started the last five contests and reached base 10 times over that span, but he will begin Thursday's festivities on the bench. Daz Cameron, Myles Straw and Nathan Lukes will patrol the outfield in Thursday's rubber match.

Tucker is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Atlanta.

Tucker is 1-for-9 at the plate in the first two games of the series and is sporting a lowly .575 OPS in August, so it's not surprising that he'll exit the lineup as Atlanta sends Chris Sale to the mound. Alex Call is in right field and will bat seventh for the Dodgers.

Friedl cleared outright waivers Thursday and will remain with the Reds, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

The Reds placed Friedl on waivers earlier this week in an effort to save some money, but no team was willing to pay the remaining $700,000 on his contract to acquire a player that's slashed just .158/.242/.234 this season across 253 plate appearances. The 31-year-old will enter his second year of arbitration eligibility during the offseason, but Cincinnati's attempt to pass him along to another team suggests that the team won't offer him a contract this winter.

The White Sox optioned Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.

Nishida was on the active roster for a couple days but did not appear in a game. He's clearing off the roster to make space for Andrew Benintendi (bereavement), who will be reinstated prior to Friday's contest in Minnesota.

Nori (lower body) went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, a stolen base, two RBI and two runs Tuesday for Double-A Reading after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.

Nori had been on the shelf since June 9 due to a lower-body injury and completed a five-game rehab assignment between Single-A Clearwater and High-A Jersey Shore before rejoining Reading. Through 53 games in the Eastern League this season, the 21-year-old outfielder is hitting .250/.313/.377 with three home runs and 13 stolen bases.

Cox went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-9 loss to the Reds.

Cox got San Francisco on the scoreboard with a two-run homer in the second inning, and he drew a leadoff walk in the fifth before coming around to score. He's homered in two of his last three outings and is batting .240 with four runs scored, three RBI and two home runs in 26 plate appearances since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 14. Overall, he's slashing .255/.269/.529 with nine runs scored, six RBI, four stolen bases and three long balls across 55 plate appearances at the big-league level this season.

Moniak is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Nationals.

It's a routine day off for Moniak, who started each of the previous seven contests. The 28-year-old is just 5-for-33 at the plate during that stretch. Zac Veen, Cole Carrigg and Troy Johnston will play the outfield and Jake McCarthy will slot in at designated hitter for the Rockies.

Clarke (hamstring) has gone 9-for-21 (.429) with a home run, five RBI and two runs across seven rehab games with Triple-A Las Vegas.

Clarke has swung the bat well with Las Vegas, reaching base safely in six straight contests. Recovering from a left hamstring strain, the 26-year-old has split time between center field and designated hitter during his rehab assignment. Entering the assignment, the Athletics planned to build Clarke up with a spring training-like progression, so the club likely isn't in a rush to activate him from the 60-day injured list. In 22 big-league games this season, he's hitting .170/.228/.189 with no homers, six RBI, four runs and two stolen bases.

DeLauter (hamstring) entered Wednesday's game as a pinch hitter and singled in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Angels.

DeLauter opened on the bench for a third consecutive game but triggered Cleveland's two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning. He was immediately replaced by a pinch runner, indicating the Guardians didn't want to push him on the basepaths. It's unclear if the pinch-hitting appearance means DeLauter will be ready to return to the starting lineup Friday after the team's off day Thursday.