Maikel Franco moved down to seventh in Phillies' order

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco has been dropped to seventh in the batting order for Thursday's matchup with the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

This will be the lowest Franco has batted in a lineup since his 2014 rookie campaign. Left-hander Martin Perez will be on the mound for the Rangers. Franco has gone just .188 (6-for-32) against southpaws this season.

Through 152 plate appearances in 2017, Franco owns a .213/.283/.360 slash with five home runs and 26 RBI's.

Source: Rotoworld