Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is absent from the lineup on Thursday afternoon against the Atlanta Braves.
Gonzalez will take a seat for today's matinée. He's slashing a disappointing .236/.303/.350 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI in 101 games this season. Alexi Amarista will start in right field and hit seventh versus Braves right-hander Lucas Sims.
numberFire's models project Gonzalez to record a .264 batting average with 3 home runs, 16 RBI, and 16 runs scored in 139 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.
Source: Baseball Press