What It Means:

Cozart was held out of the starting lineup on Tuesday due to a lingering left quad issue, but he entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and wound up aggravating the injury while rounding the bases. The 32-year-old (in August) impending free agent may be looking at a stint on the disabled list, which would cripple his potential trade value. Jose Peraza will start at shortstop again and bat ninth for the Reds on Wednesday afternoon for a road date with right-hander Luis Severino and the Yankees.

Cozart is slashing .317/.402/.568 with 12 taters, 39 RBI, and 48 runs scored in 323 plate appearances (76 games) this season. numberFire's models project him for a .291 batting average with 7 homers, 26 RBI, and 28 runs scored in 199 plate appearances for the rest of the year.