Brandon Belt is not in the Giants' lineup on Thursday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is not in the lineup on Thursday versus the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Belt is batting just .193 versus lefties this year and with the Braves' starting southpaw Jaimie Garcia on Thursday, the Giants will have Belt take a seat. Buster Posey will start at first while Nick Hundley handles the catching duties.

For the rest of the season our models see Belt hitting 11 home runs with 40 RBI, and a .256 batting average.