Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley is not in Friday night's starting lineup versus the Atlanta Braves.
Utley returns to the bench after leading things off for the Dodgers on Thursday. He's slashing .225/.325/.387 in 238 plate appearances (79 games) this season. Logan Forsythe is starting at second base and batting fifth versus Braves right-hander Jaime Garcia.
numberFire's models project Utley to record a .252 batting average in 167 more plate appearances over the remainder of the year.
Source: Baseball Press