Ramirez out of the lineup Wednesday

When the Philadelphia Phillies take the field tonight against the Florida Marlins and attempt to lengthen their 1/2-game lead over the Atlanta Braves, they’ll do so without having to deal with shortstop Hanley Ramirez.

“Hanley aramirez not starting. Says back sore from HBP Monday. # Marlins,” tweets Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post.

As Capozzi says, Ramirez is still a little sore after he got popped by a pitch during the first game of Monday’s doubleheader with the same Phils.

This should drastically improve the Phils’ chances of winning this game, as Ramirez is one of the best in the game. However, this means that the Phillies will likely lose it.