Stephen Piscotty absent from Cardinals' lineup against Cincinnati

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty is not starting against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

What It Means:

Piscotty, who has gone 0-for-8 with 4 strikeouts over his past two outings, will grab a seat on the bench for tonight's series opener with right-hander Robert Stephenson and the Reds. For the season, he owns a .241/.347/.385 slash with 9 home runs and 37 RBI in 93 games. Randal Grichuk will start in right field and Tommy Pham (eye) will make his return in left on Tuesday.

numberFire's models project Piscotty to turn in a .256 batting average in 50 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.