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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.

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

Bateman had made seven straight starts, but the left-handed hitter will take a seat as the Red Sox send southpaw Payton Tolle to the bump. Myles Straw will patrol center field for the Blue Jays.

Ramos is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Mariners.

It's the first day off for Ramos since he joined the Yankees at the trade deadline. Spencer Jones will handle left field for the Yankees on Thursday, and Jose Caballero will patrol right field.

Ward is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees due to quadriceps tightness, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

He could be available off the bench, so it sounds like Ward can safely be considered day-to-day. Ward is off to a rough start in a Mariners uniform, going 5-for-32 with a 0:6 BB:K in his first eight contests. Jhonny Pereda will grab a start at catcher as a result of Ward's day off, with Cal Raleigh slotting in at designated hitter and Dominic Canzone playing right field.

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.

Martinez is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Detroit.

Martinez picked up four hits in the first two games of the series, but he'll grab a seat in Thursday's finale. Jo Adell is in left field and batting fifth for the Guardians.

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.

Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees.

Arozarena got the scoring started early Wednesday with a two-run, opposite-field blast off Will Warren, his 16th homer this season. Arozarena has now homered in back-to-back games after going 0-for-12 in his previous three contests. Overall, the outfielder is slashing a strong .276/.369/.453 across 483 plate appearances this year with 76 runs scored, 52 RBI and 20 stolen bases.

Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees.

Rodriguez extended the Mariners' lead to 3-0 in the first inning with a two-out, two-strike blast off Will Warren, his 19th homer this season. The long ball is Rodriguez's only hit across 13 plate appearances in his last three games, though he'd gone 11-for-29 (.379) with a 1.057 OPS in his previous eight contests. Overall, Rodriguez is slashing .257/.324/.428 this year with 55 runs scored, 52 RBI and 15 stolen bases across 475 plate appearances,