Blanco missed Tuesday's game due to the birth of his child, the Phillies' official site reports.

Blanco was originally in the lineup Tuesday, but was scratched with the news his wife was giving birth. He is expected to return to the team Wednesday.

Blanco was a late scratch from Tuesday's lineup, Stephen Gross of The Morning Call reports.

Blanco was terrific Monday, recording three hits --- one of which was a home run ---- on six at-bats against the Nationals, but he will get the night off Tuesday in favor of Darnell Sweeney, who will take over at second base and hit sixth in the lineup.

Blanco will play shortstop and serve as the Phillies' leadoff hitter in Saturday's game against the Braves, Jake Kaplan of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Cesar Hernandez's season-ending thumb injury has paved the way for Blanco to see regular at-bats, as he'll pick up his fourth straight start Saturday. While it remains to be seen if he'll stick at the top of the order, Blanco's excellent .294 average and .360 on-base percentage this season suggest he can be a serviceable option in that role.

Blanco is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Braves, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

This could become commonplace for Blanco moving forward, as the club announced that Cody Asche will move back to third base and receive most of the starts there to allow Darnell Sweeney to audition in left field. As a result, Balnco will likely serve in a utility role from here on out.

Blanco will see his playing time reduced with the Phillies planning to give Cody Asche the majority of the starts at third for the rest of the season, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Blanco had been filling in at third when Maikel Franco injured his wrist. The Phillies are shifting Asche back to third because they want to get a look at Darnell Sweeney in left field. Blanco will return to a utility role.

Blanco is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

A career journeyman, Blanco has thrived while seeing regular action at third base for the Phillies, batting .304 with five homers over 168 at-bats. While his bat remains hot, Blanco should be locked in as an everyday player, but he'll take a seat Sunday in favor of Cody Asche.

Blanco is not in the lineup Friday against the Red Sox, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

After starting each of the past four games, collecting six hits over that span, Blanco will take a seat Friday. Cody Asche will get the start at third base in his place and bat seventh.

Blanco went 2-for-4 with a double Sunday at Miami.

In a game that turned out to be a pitcher's duel, Blanco was the only hitter in the contest to record more than a single hit. He's been heating up lately, as he has multiple hits in four of his last five games, leading to a .429 average over that span.

Interim manager Pete Mackanin said Blanco will be the Phillies' starting third baseman while Maikel Franco is sidelined, the team's official site reports.

Cesar Hernandez was expected to fill in at third, but that ended when Chase Utley was traded to the Dodgers. Franco will be sidelined into September and possibly for the rest of the season giving Blanco a chance to pick up a significant number of at bats over the rest of the season. Mackanin cautioned that he won't "overexpose" Blanco at third and will likely spell him with Darnell Sweeney, who was acquired in the Utley trade. Cody Asche might also get the occasional look at third in place of Blanco.

Blanco went 2-for-4 with his fifth homer of the year and a pair of runs Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Look out -- out of nowhere, the 31-year-old journeyman is on fire, having homered in each of his last three starts. He's not a good bet to keep it up, but Blanco's been seeing enough playing time around the Phillies' infield to be relevant in AL-only formats. He's as good as anything the Phillies have at third base with Maikel Franco (wrist) sidelined and Cesar Hernandez shifting to second in the aftermath of the Chase Utley trade.

Blanco went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk in Tuesday's win over Toronto.

Starting for the first time in four games, Blanco produced his second RBI of the month and his 12th of the season. He'll likely continue to see limited time, drawing sporadic spot starts in the infield.

Blanco started at first base Saturday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Darin Ruf got a start in left and Blanco was at first in place of Ryan Howard as the Phillies stacked their lineup with right handed hitters against lefty Alex Wood. It was Blanco's first career start at first base. He will continue to see limited action in a reserve role for Phils.

Getting a start with Ryan Howard DHing, Blanco went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored.

Blanco is on a bit of a hot stretch, launching a pinch-hit three-run home run Sunday before his start Tuesday. Blanco is hitting .281 with nine RBI in 57 at-bats this season.

Blanco hit a pinch-hit three-run home run Sunday in the Phillies win over St. Louis.

It was his only at-bat in the contest and staked the Phillies an eight run lead at that point. Blanco has been serviceable in limited time this season, hitting .264/.328/.491 in 53 at-bats.

Blanco took ground balls at first base on Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Phillies are without a true backup first basemen after sending Darin Ruf to the minors this weekend. Blanco or Chase Utley could see time at first when the Phillies want to give Ryan Howard a day off.

Blanco had a pinch-hit home run off Madison Bumgarner in the Phillies' loss to the Giants on Sunday.

The home run was Blanco's first of the season and just the fifth of his career. He has just 39 at-bats this season and will continue to see limited playing time.

Blanco is the likely candidate to be demoted to Triple-A when Domonic Brown comes off the disabled list, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brown could be off the disabled list within a week. Blanco has made two starts for the Phillies this season and is 3-for-9 in five games.

Blanco's contract was selected by the Phillies on Sunday, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reports.

Blanco was brought on as a non-roster invite, but earned a spot as a reserve infielder after going 11-for-52 at this dish this spring. He'll likely see fleeting reps as the primary backup to Freddy Galvis.

Blanco signed a minor league deal with the Phillies on Thursday, Jim Salisbury of CSN reports. The deal includes a spring training invitation.

Blanco, who was outrighted by the Phillies in October and ended up declining his assignment, instead electing for free agency. He'll return to the Phillies as a non-roster invite and will likely end up back at Triple-A, where he spent the majority of last season. The 30-year-old appeared in 25 games for the big league club, hitting a respectable .277/.306/.447 with three RBI.

Blanco denied his assignment to the minors Saturday in favor of free agency, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.

Blanco played the majority of last season in Triple-A, though he only played in 70 total games last season. With the Phillies, the 30-year-old hit .277/.306/.447 with a home run and three RBI over 25 games. He will take his chances in the open market this offseason.