Giancarlo Stanton said he's "making a little progress" with his intercostal strain. Stanton is out of the lineup Sunday for the sixth straight game, but he expects to return at some point this season. "Throwing is better and running is better, so making a little progress there," Stanton said. "Hitting is the main thing right now. I've taken a few swings to see the initial [effect]. You can tell after one what's going on."

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Marlins are considering firing manager Ozzie Guillen after an extremely disappointing first season in Miami. Apparently, the Marlins are "testing the waters" with managerial candidates, going as far as already contacting one potential replacement. Guillen is signed through the 2015 season, so if they do decide to give him the boot, it's expected that it would be for a low-cost alternative as to not have so much salary tied up in paying two managers.

Giancarlo Stanton (oblique) will be out until Friday. Stanton has been dealing with soreness in his left side all week. It's not a major concern, but the out-of-contention Fish have no reason to rush him back at this point. The young slugger is batting .283/.354/.595 with 34 home runs and 81 RBI through 117 games played this season.

Giancarlo Stanton (oblique) is out of the Marlins' starting lineup for the second straight day Tuesday. Stanton sat out Monday's game with soreness in his left side. The young slugger doesn't think it's all that serious, but the Marlins don't want to rush him back and risk him missing the final two weeks of the regular season.

Giancarlo Stanton (oblique) may be held out of the lineup again Tuesday. Stanton missed Monday's game with soreness in his left side. He's optimistic about returning Tuesday, but Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen doesn't want to take any chances. "I'd rather him miss two games than miss the rest of the season because that injury really can put you down for a little while," said Guillen. "That's why I think not play him for a couple of days and all of a sudden we play him and boom he is done for the season. I don't think its worth the risk to do that."

Giancarlo Stanton is out of Monday's lineup with soreness in his side. He expects to play Tuesday, so it doesn't sound like a major concern. Justin Ruggiano will take his place in right field Monday against the Braves while Gorkys Hernandez plays center and Bryan Petersen starts in left.

Giancarlo Stanton is not in the Marlins' starting lineup on Monday night against the Braves. It's just a routine day off for the young slugger. He's batting .283/.354/.595 with 34 home runs and 81 RBI.

Giancarlo Stanton homered for a second straight game Saturday but the Marlins fell to the Nationals. Stanton hit his solo blast off Ross Detwiler in the first inning. He's having another outstanding season, now hitting .284 with 32 homers and 77 RBI in 401 at-bats.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Dodgers. Stanton's fourth-inning blast off Aaron Harang means he'll finish Miami's 11-game West Coast road trip with an eye-popping eight home runs. All the mashing leaves him with 29 bombs through just 99 games on the season. He's hitting .287/.358/.601.

Giancarlo Stanton delivered a go-ahead single in the top of the 10th as the Marlins edged the Diamondbacks 6-5 on Tuesday. It was Stanton's third hit of the game. He struck out in his other three at-bats, putting up to the century mark in 94 games this season. The strikeouts haven't stopped him from batting .292, however. That's a big improvement on the .259 and .262 marks from his first two seasons.