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Gallo isn't in Washington's lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Gallo's two home runs since the start of September represent the only hits he's tallied in his last 32 at-bats, so the Nats will sit him down Thursday in an effort to find more production at the plate. Juan Yepez will fill in as Washington's first baseman and bat seventh.

Busch isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

After going 1-for-10 with an RBI and four strikeouts during Chicago's previous series against Oakland, Busch will take a seat to begin the Cubs' four-game set with Washington. Patrick Wisdom will cover first base in his stead and bat sixth.

Hoskins is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

The Brewers have most of their regulars in there the day after clinching the National League Central, but Hoskins is getting the night off. Jake Bauers will play first base and Garrett Mitchell will be the designated hitter in the series opener.

Blanco slashed .305/.385/.505 with four home runs and a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 30 games for the Florida Complex League Pirates before a hamstring injury ended his season at the beginning of July, MLB Pipeline reports.

It's unlikely Blanco makes enough contact to turn into an everyday big leaguer, but he's a fun prospect to dream on because of his 6-foot-7, 243-pound frame and 70-grade raw power. Blanco struck out 37.6 percent of the time as an old-for-the-level 18-year-old in the Dominican Summer League last year and struck out a decent amount again this year as an older player in a rookie league. However, if he's able to maintain his conditioning while improving his hit tool next year in his full-season debut, Blanco's prodigious power would make him a sought after prospect in dynasty leagues.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and a stolen base against Miami in Wednesday's 8-4 win.

Freeman extended his modest hitting streak to five games, though this was his first multi-hit performance during that span. While the star first baseman had a three-game streak of notching at least one RBI come to an end, he has now scored at least one run in four consecutive contests. On the season, Freeman is slashing .283/.381/.483 with 22 homers, 88 RBI, 81 runs and eight stolen bases over 609 plate appearances.

Wade went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Orioles.

Wade has been decent in September, going 11-for-41 (.268) with two extra-base hits, eight RBI and four runs scored over 13 games this month. His steal Wednesday was just his second theft of the year, matching his total from 2023. Overall, the first baseman has a .267/.390/.376 slash line with six home runs, 31 RBI, 42 runs scored and 15 doubles over 370 plate appearances in a strong-side platoon role.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Phillies.

Hoskins had the only multi-hit effort for either team in the contest, which was his first such performance since Aug. 30. He's gone just 9-for-43 (.209) over 14 games in September, though three of his hits this month have left the yard. The first baseman's blast was his 25th this season, a milestone he's reached in his last five full-length seasons. He's still had some difficulty with contact, batting .212 over 122 games while adding 74 RBI, 53 runs scored and three stolen bases across 122 contests in 2024 after missing all of 2023 with a torn ACL.

Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Tellez has gone 0-for-18 with five walks and five strikeouts over his last seven games, and he'll get a chance to collect himself while he sits down Wednesday. Jared Triolo will fill in as Pittsburgh's first baseman while Nick Yorke starts at third.

Gallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Gallo will sit for the second time in the three-game series while the Mets send another southpaw (Jose Quintana) to the hill. Juan Yepez will replace Gallo at first base.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Arraez sustained a lower-body injury in Monday's 3-1 win in the series opener, but he was back in the lineup for Tuesday's 4-3 loss, serving as the Padres' designated hitter while going hitless in five at-bats. The Padres haven't indicated that Arraez experienced a setback Tuesday, but the recent injury coupled with a matchup against a tough lefty (Framber Valdez) may have factored into manager Mike Shildt's decision to give the 27-year-old the night off. Arraez had started in each of the Friars' previous 15 games.