CLEVELAND -- The left elbow has improved and though his wrist is still sore it’s not enough to keep Trayce Thompson out of the lineup.
The rookie returned to the White Sox lineup and hit fifth on Friday evening after he had missed the previous three games with a hyperextended elbow. Thompson injured both his elbow and wrist while diving for a ball in Monday’s 14-inning victory over the Oakland A’s.
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A late scratch from Wednesday’s game, Thompson, who had a .