Donaldson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Braves and Diamondbacks are facing a quick turnaround from Arizona's 4-3 win in 10 innings Wednesday night, so manager Brian Snitker will give Donaldson a breather in the series finale. It's just the second day off all season for Donaldson, who has caught fire at the plate after a slow start to his tenure with Atlanta. He's recorded a hit in all but one of his last nine starts, posting a 1.070 OPS over that span.

Donaldson went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two walks in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

The 33-year-old slugger took Mets starter Jacob DeGrom deep in the fifth inning. Donaldson started the year 4-for-27 but is 10-for-26 on his current seven-game hitting streak. He's homered in two straight and has seven extra-base hits during that span.

Donaldson went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 11-7 win over the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

His seventh-inning blast off Robert Gsellman was Donaldson's first homer of the year, and remarkably also provided him with his first RBI, The veteran slugger is finding his groove at the plate, hitting safely in six straight games with five doubles and the home run to push his slash line up to .240/.367/.400.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double in Sunday's win over the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

The two-bagger was his first extra-base hit of the season. Donaldson's off to a sluggish start, slashing .167/.306/.200 through nine games with 10 strikeouts, but there's been no indication manager Brian Snitker is thinking about dropping the 33-year-old from the two hole in the Atlanta order, or sitting him more frequently. If Donaldson still isn't producing later in the summer, however, the organization may consider calling up top prospect Austin Riley to handle the hot corner.

Donaldson will head to the bench for the first time this season Saturday against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson started at third base and batted second in each of the Braves' first seven games. He hasn't looked great over that small sample, hitting just .154 with no extra-base hits. Johan Camargo plays third base Saturday, while Ozzie Albies moves up to the second spot in the order.

Donaldson will start at third base and hit second Saturday against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson looks to have secured a regular spot as the No. 2 hitter against right-handed pitching, as he previously slotted into the two hole in Thursday's season opener. Coming off an injury plagued campaign, the 33-year-old may be headed for more rest days compared to previous seasons, but Donaldson is well situated to score plenty of runs and produce useful power numbers.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

He took Wei-Yin Chen deep in the third inning for his first home run of the spring. Donaldson has been brought along slowly in camp on the heels of a rough season that was ruined by injuries, but if the 33-year-old stays reasonably healthy, he could still make an impact -- he hit .270 with 33 home runs in 113 games as recently as 2017.

Donaldson played three innings in his debut Friday, popping up in his first at-bat before taking a walk in the third inning and then leaving for a pinch runner, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. He was pretty eager in his first at-bat, swinging at the first two pitches he saw. "Today, I wanted to be aggressive," Donaldson said. "I hadn't seen live pitching in about a week. So, I wanted to see where my timing was. It wasn't quite where I wanted it to be. But I was able to see some pitches and lay off some pretty tough pitches."

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson won't play over the rest of the weekend, limiting his activity to workouts on the side, before returning to game action Monday.

Donaldson is starting at third base and batting second for Friday's spring game against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

The Braves have pushed back Donaldson's spring debut numerous times for maintenance reasons, but he'll finally appear in a Grapefruit League game Friday. The 33-year-old was limited to 52 games between the Blue Jays and Indians last season but starts things off with the Braves in full health.

Donaldson went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double during a simulated game Wednesday, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.

EDGE Analysis

Donaldson's stellar showing at the dish indicates that he's ready to make his Grapefruit League debut, which is set to come Friday versus the Phillies. The veteran's delayed entry into spring games has been designed merely with maintenance in mind, as the 33-year-old reported to camp at full health after an injury-plagued 2018 campaign.