Brandon Phillips

Brandon Phillips starts for Reds on Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips (calf) is in Tuesday's lineup versus the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Phillips tweaked his calf on Friday and sat out the rest of the weekend, but he returned to the lineup on Monday. He was later removed for a pinch-hitter, indicating that he's still not 100 percent. It seems that the remedy is to try to play through it for now.

Phillips is hitting .261/.299/.371 in 349 plate appearances this season. He has 6 home runs, 40 runs scored, and 34 RBI's to go with 5 stolen bases.