Marlins' Lewin Diaz: Taking large-side platoon

Diaz, who is starting Friday against Atlanta, is expected to serve as Miami's primary first baseman against right-handed pitching, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The 25-year-old briefly saw a drop in playing time after Garrett Cooper (wrist) was returned from the injured list in early August, but Diaz will now operate on the large side of a platoon at first base. Diaz has appeared in only 16 big-league games this season and has a .420 OPS, but he did had a .815 OPS at Triple-A and could improve his MLB numbers with regular playing time.