Rene Rivera

Rene Rivera sitting on Sunday for Indians

Cleveland Indians catcher Rene Rivera is not in the lineup Sunday in the team's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Rivera is being replaced behind the plate by Ryan Lavarnway against Pirates starter JT Brubaker.

In 53 plate appearances this season, Rivera has a .261 batting average with a .711 OPS, 1 home run, 5 runs and 8 RBI.