1 Wilmer Difo 2B

Difo is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Difo will take a seat for the second set of Tuesday's twin bill after going 0-for-3 with a walk in Game 1. Adrian Sanchez will pick up a start at the keystone in his absence.

Difo is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

Difo is hitting just .167 against left-handed pitchers this season, so he'll stick on the bench for the second half of Saturday's twin bill with southpaw Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the Cubs. Adrian Sanchez is starting at the keystone in his place.

Difo is on the bench Friday against the Cubs.

Difo will sit after making 16 straight starts. He hit .250 with four homers and an .830 OPS over that stretch. Adrian Sanchez will get the start at second base.

Difo went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Mets.

Difo belted a two-run homer over the fence in center field during the eighth inning, and he tacked on another run in the ninth with an RBI single to right. After failing to record a base knock in each of the first two games of the weekend series, Difo broke through for his third multi-hit ballgame in the month of August. He owns a .240/.298/.363 slash line through 120 games heading into Monday's series opener against Philadelphia.

Difo went 1-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI Thursday against the Marlins.

Difo got the nod at second base after Daniel Murphy (soreness) was scratched from the lineup. He took advantage by knocking his fifth triple of the season and coming around to score twice. While his regular playing time is likely to be short-lived, he may see an uptick in at-bats while Anthony Rendon (paternity leave) remains out of the lineup.