Brian Dozier

Brian Dozier on Nationals' bench Thursday

Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier is not starting in Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Jason Vargas and the Philadelphia Phillies.

What It Means:

Dozier hit a solo home run on Wednesday in a win over the Phillies, giving him 19 homers and 47 RBI on the year. Asdrubal Cabrera is on second base Thursday, with Anthony Rendon making the start on third.

Dozier has averaged 8.1 FanDuel points over 477 plate appearances (133 games) this season.