Oakland's Jed Lowrie receives a breather on Thursday night

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie is out of Thursday's starting lineup against the Houston Astros.

What It Means:

Lowrie will head to the bench after Tony Kemp was named Thursday's starting second baseman against the Astros.

According to Baseball Savant on 113 pitches this season, Lowrie has produced a 10.5% barrel rate and a 52.6% hard hit percentage.