Kepler is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

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This comes as no surprise, as Kepler was expected to take a seat Wednesday before the contest was rained out. Manager Paul Molitor will still choose to send out extra right-handed bats against southpaw Derek Holland, sending Robbie Grossman out to right field in place of Kepler.