Harper in lineup after suffering glute injury

Bryce Harper is in manager Matt Williams' lineup Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, one night after suffering a glute injury.

The Washington Nationals outfielder left Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning and was replaced by Matt den Dekker.

Harper is hitting .331/.460/.627 with 31 homers and 78 RBIs in 125 games.

The Nationals enter play trailing the New York Mets by 6 1/2 games in the National League East, and are eight games back of the final NL wild-card spot.