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Lile (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game versus Atlanta.

Lile missed the first game of the series Monday with a knee issue, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday. The rookie has been one of the best hitters in baseball in September, slashing .378/.432/.757 with four home runs.

Thomas underwent surgery on his right foot Tuesday and will be sidelined for the next three-to-four months, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

The surgery addressed the plantar fasciitis issue Thomas has been dealing with this season. With Thomas sidelined for the next few months, his season is over after just 39 games at the big-league level. The 30-year-old slashed a miserable .160/.246/.272 with four home runs, 11 RBI, 10 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 14:44 BB:K across 142 plate appearances. It's fair to wonder if Thomas was completely healthy for even half of those trips to the plate.

The Rangers placed Harris on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained wrist, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Texas had initially planned to option Harris, but that's been voided and he'll instead spend the remainder of the regular season on the injured list. Harris has slashed .200/.256/.350 with one home run, two RBI, five runs scored, one stolen base and a 3:13 BB:K across 43 trips to the plate with Texas this season.

The Twins optioned Pereda to their spring training complex Tuesday.

With Ryan Jeffers back from his stay on the 7-day IL due to a concussion, Pereda loses his spot on the 26-man roster. Pereda has appeared in 11 games for the Twins this season, slashing .345/.387/.483 with four doubles, one RBI, one run scored and a 2:8 BB:K across 32 plate appearances.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Harper is absent from Tuesday's lineup versus the Marlins due to illness, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The illness is bad enough to force Harper to miss his first start since July 2, but he should be ready to return to action in a day or two. Otto Kemp is at first base and batting ninth for the Phillies.

The Twins activated Jeffers (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

Jeffers had been sidelined since Sept. 4 but is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers and is batting third as the designated hitter. On the season, Jeffers is slashing .262/.353/.394 with nine home runs, 44 RBI, 47 runs scored and a 48:86 BB:K across 442 plate appearances. Jeffers' power numbers have taken a big dip after he clubbed 21 home runs over 465 trips to the plate in 2024.

Edwards will start at second base and bat sixth in Tuesday's game versus the Phillies.

Edwards batted third in the previous two contests, which was the first time all season he hit anywhere other than leadoff. Now Edwards -- who is slashing .168/.219/.215 across his last 27 games -- will be all the way down in the No. 6 spot.

Hays (back) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Pirates.

Hays had to be lifted from Saturday's game versus the Cubs with back spasms and will now miss a second straight start. Will Benson will handle left field and Noelvi Marte will patrol right field for the Reds in Tuesday's series opener.

Garcia (quadriceps) is starting in right field and batting fifth against the Twins on Tuesday.

Garcia is still dealing with a quad issue that forced him to the injured list earlier this month. Despite his activation from the IL eight days ago, manager Bruce Bochy said this past Sunday that Garcia still isn't 100 percent. Since returning from the injured list, Garcia is 1-for-18 at the plate with zero extra-base hits, one RBI and a 0:4 BB:K.

Nimmo will start in center field and bat cleanup in Tuesday's contest versus the Cubs.

Nimmo has plenty of past center-field experience, but this will be just his fifth appearance and first start at the position this season. Starling Marte will start in left field for the Mets.