Justin Upton is not in the Braves' starting lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Reed Johnson is making the start in left field and will bat second. Upton should be back for the nightcap.

Justin Upton had an RBI single and a solo homer against the Padres in Wednesday's loss.

Unfortunately, he couldn't come through again with the tying run on base in the ninth, striking out to end the game. Upton's homer was his first since May 17. Before the single, he didn't have an RBI since May 25. He now has 15 homers on the year, 12 of which have been solo shots.

Justin Upton in not in the Braves' lineup Wednesday.

It's just a scheduled day of rest for Upton, who is batting just .200 (6-for-30) over his last seven games. Evan Gattis will take his place in left field.

Justin Upton went 0-for-4 with two strikeout against the Nationals on Saturday.

Since hitting a grand slam on May 17, Upton has one extra-base hit and one RBI in 12 games. He's struck out 21 times in that span, and his batting average is all of the way down to .249. The Braves need him to pull out of this soon, especially with Jason Heyward still not hitting.

Justin Upton is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Jason Heyward got the day off on Monday, so now it's Upton's turn. Reed Johnson will start in left field.

Justin Upton is not in the Braves' lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

The Braves have a scheduled off-day on Thursday, so Upton will essentially get two days to recharge his batteries. Jordan Schafer will start in left field.

Justin Upton smacked a go-ahead grand slam and knocked in five runs in Friday's 8-5 win over the Dodgers.

For all his early success, this was the first time he had driven in more than two runs in a game this season. Upton collected his first RBI with a ground out in the bottom of the third inning and put the Braves ahead with his grand slam off Paco Rodriguez in the bottom of the sixth. It was the third grand slam of his career and his first since June 2, 2009. The 25-year-old outfielder currently leads the majors with 14 home runs and is just three shy of his total from all of last year.

In his return to Arizona, Justin Upton launched his MLB-leading 13th homer in Monday's victory over the Diamondbacks.

Atlanta's new toy finished 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs, and two RBI in the route. Heading into the game, Upton hadn't hit a home run in 14 games and hadn't logged a multi-hit game in a week. Upton leads the NL in homers, runs and slugging percentage and is second in OPS.

Justin Upton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

He's presumably getting a routine day of rest. Reed Johnson is getting the start in right field while Evan Gattis plays left.

Justin Upton hit homer No. 10 off Colorado's Jeff Francis on Tuesday.

Certainly no one is complaining, but it's interesting that Upton has just 14 RBI to go along with his 10 homers. Nine of his homers have been solo shots, and he's hitting .386 in 44 at-bats with the bases empty, compared to .148 in 27 at-bats with runners on.