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White went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Wednesday in Atlanta's 4-1 win over St. Louis.

Making his sixth start of the season Wednesday, White picked a good time to come through with his first home run of the campaign. He stepped to the plate with one out and two runners on in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the eighth inning and sent a Ryan Fernandez slider 434 feet to left field to give Atlanta its fifth win in six games. White is unlikely to fall into extra playing time as a result of his heroics, as manager Brian Snitker is likely to primarily deploy the 30-year-old mainly as a replacement in the lineup for Alex Verdugo or Jarred Kelenic in the corner outfield when Atlanta faces left-handed pitching.

Young isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Young's 0-for-3 performance Wednesday put an end to his brief three-game hitting streak, and he'll now get a chance to catch his breath Thursday. Dylan Crews will shift to center field to cover for Young, opening right field for Alex Call.

Tena isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

The lefty-hitting Tena will grab a seat on the bench against southpaw Cade Povich and the Orioles. Amed Rosario will pick up a start at the hot corner and bat sixth while Tena sits.

The Nationals optioned Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday.

With CJ Abrams returning from the injured list Thursday, Lipscomb will head back to the minors after spending roughly a week with the Nats serving as emergency infield depth. The 24-year-old went 2-for-4 with a run scored during his lone start and is slashing .295/.392/.386 through 51 plate appearances in Triple-A.

The Nationals reinstated Abrams (hip) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Abrams has been on the injured list since April 12 after straining right his hip flexor while attempting to steal a base. He has since played two rehab games at Double-A Harrisburg, during which he went 0-for-4 with two walks and a sacrifice fly. He'll reclaim his role as Washington's everyday shortstop now that he's healthy, and Trey Lipscomb will head back to Triple-A to free up a roster spot.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Morgan will be shut down from throwing for 2-to-3 weeks after being diagnosed with right elbow neuritis, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

It's not clear whether that 2-to-3 week clock started last week when Morgan first went on the 15-day injured list, or this week when Counsell was asked about the reliever. Either way, Morgan will not throw for a bit longer and then will have to be built back up, so he figures to be sidelined for several more weeks.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed Wednesday that Assad had a setback with his left oblique during Tuesday's rehab start with Triple-A Iowa, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Assad is headed back to Chicago to be examined by the team's medical staff. The right-hander had appeared poised to return soon, perhaps as a member of the Cubs' rotation, but now his status is up in the air. Assad has allowed three runs with a 9:4 K:BB over 7.1 innings in his two rehab starts.

Bauers will start at first base and bat fifth in Thursday's game against the Giants.

Bauers made the Brewers' Opening Day roster after attending spring training on a minor-league deal, but after making 77 starts in 117 games for Milwaukee in 2024, the 29-year-old has had his playing time scaled back considerably in 2025. He'll be making just his sixth start through the Brewers' first 26 games of the season Thursday, as Milwaukee has leaned much more heavily on Rhys Hoskins at first base and Christian Yelich at designated hitter to cut off Bauers' main paths to playing time. Bauers has produced well in his limited opportunities thus far, popping two home runs and stealing a base while posting a .939 OPS through his first 29 plate appearances.

Chourio is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against San Francisco.

Chourio has been in a bit of a slump lately, going just 6-for-42 and posting a .390 OPS across his last 10 games. He'll take a day to recollect himself Thursday while Christian Yelich starts in left field, putting Rhys Hoskins at the DH spot with Jake Bauers starting at first base.

Durbin isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Durbin has gone 6-for-23 with three RBI and four runs scored since making his MLB debut Friday. He'll now get his first day off of the season while Vinny Capra starts at the hot corner and bats eighth.