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

Though he'll take a seat against southpaw Max Fried in the series finale, the lefty-hitting Gallo looks to have recaptured a strong-side platoon role. Gallo has started in each of the Nationals' six matchups with right-handed pitchers in September, though he's mustered just one hit and three walks in 16 at-bats on the month.

Torkelson (illness) will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

One of the victims of a bug that has been making its way around the Detroit clubhouse, Torkelson sat out Tuesday's 11-0 win after feeling under the weather following the Tigers' recent road trip. The day off looks to be all Torkelson needed to move past the ailment, as he'll draw back into the starting nine Wednesday. Since getting called up from Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 17, Torkelson has produced a .757 OPS with four home runs, 10 RBI and 14 runs in 22 games.

Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Though he's settled into the large side of a platoon in left field following Lourdes Gurriel's (calf) move to the injured list, the lefty-hitting Smith will take a seat Wednesday against Rangers southpaw Cody Bradford. Platoon mate Randal Grichuk will step in for Smith.

Smith elected free agency Thursday.

After the Reds outrighted Smith off their 40-man roster last week, the veteran first baseman declined an assignment to Triple-A Louisville and instead elected to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Over 307 plate appearances in the big leagues this season between Cincinnati and Boston, Smith slashed .233/.313/.378 with six home runs, 34 RBI and 33 runs.

Tellez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Marlins.

The left-handed-hitting Tellez will take a seat as the Marlins send southpaw Jonathan Bermudez to the hill. Connor Joe will be at first base for the Pirates in the series finale.

Smith started in left field and went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Rangers.

Smith followed up his three-homer game Sunday with a more pedestrian outing Tuesday. He's been the primary left fielder against right-handers while Lourdes Gurriel tends to a calf injury. Gurriel began hitting Tuesday, is scheduled to run Thursday and the club is hopeful for a return after the minimum 10-day stay on the injured list. That means Smith's starting opportunity could be coming to a close this weekend.

Walker went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Rangers.

Walker went back-to-back with Joc Pederson in the first inning and added a two-run blast in the third. This was Walker's first multi-hit effort in six games since he returned from an oblique injury. The first baseman has reached the 25-homer mark for the third year in a row and the fourth time in six years, and he's added a .255/.338/.483 slash line with 76 RBI, 64 runs scored and two stolen bases over 113 contests.

Hoskins is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Tuesday's game is the third one since Aug. 27 that Hoskins is not in the starting lineup for, but he's appeared in every game since then and recorded at least three plate appearances in each. Sal Frelick is in right field and batting sixth as Hoskins' replacement, while Jake Bauers hits fourth and slides into Hoskins' spot at first base.

Torkelson was removed from the Tigers' lineup Tuesday due to an illness, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

After the Tigers' road trip, several players on the team returned home feeling under the weather. Like Torkelson, Dillon Dingler was also scratched from the lineup Tuesday due to an illness. Andy Ibanez is taking over for Torkelson on Tuesday as the first baseman and batting sixth.

The Athletics recalled Noda from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Noda had put up a .998 OPS with eight home runs with Las Vegas since the beginning of August. He hit just .128/.242/.198 in 30 games with the Athletics earlier this season but could see ample playing time for them at first base down the stretch.