Ryan Howard is not in tonight's starting lineup. It's the first time all season he has not started.

Manager Charlie Manuel said Howard fell ill late last night - he had a fever of 104 - and wasn't released from the hospital until sometime between 12:30 and 1 p.m. this afternoon. He was in the clubhouse this afternoon - and in uniform - so he appears to have bounced back some.

Greg Dobbs is playing first and Matt Stairs (playing left field) is at cleanup.