Players hit in the cages this morning as it rained here. The weather here has been awful; rainy and chilly. Nothing sun drenched about PSL these days.

Those hitting include Daniel Murphy, who took an injection for a strained intercostal muscle on his right side.

Also on the injury front, Jenrry Mejia was examined in New York yesterday for a thyroid issue and Zack Wheeler threw on flat ground and will do so again today. Kirk Nieuwenhuis is hobbling around with a bruised left knee.

Here’s today’s lineup against the Venezuelan team:

Mike Baxter, rf

Collin Cowgill, dh

Ike Davis, 1b

Marlon Byrd, cf

Lucas Duda, lf

Justin Turner, 2b

John Buck, c

Zach Lutz, 3b

Ruben Tejada, ss

Jonathan Niese, lhp