Bartolo Colon got lit up again by the Phillies on Monday to the tune of eight earned runs over 3 2⁄ 3 innings. His ERA now stands at 7.78 for the season after 12 starts. Braves manager Brian Snitker wouldn’t commit following Monday’s game that a change was coming but did indicate to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman that they would explore the situation.

"We're going to think about it going forward," Snitker said. "I haven't made a decision yet about the next one. We'll just see."

Colon’s next start would line up with Saturday’s doubleheader against the Mets. Atlanta will likely promote a starting pitcher to start one of those games but could be forced to bring up two if they decide to change Colon’s role.

"We're getting ready to play a lot of baseball this week," Snitker said. "We've got to factor in all of those variables in determining how to get through the next nine days [before the Braves' next off-day]."

Colon’s performance suggests that a change is in order because at this point he has simply been noncompetitive.