White Sox rookie Trayce Thompson's elbow ready for action

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 .377/.424/.689 slash line with four home runs in his first 66 plate appearances, wouldn’t be denied a second start even though he wore a tight-fitting glove on his left hand that…