Mariners' Kolten Wong sitting versus Pirates Sunday

The Seattle Mariners will not start Kolten Wong in Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Wong will take a seat on Sunday while the Mariners start Tom Murphy at catcher and have him bat eighth. Cal Raleigh will move to designated hitter, Eugenio Suarez will go back to third base, and Jose Caballero will cover second.

Wong has had a slow start to the year, batting just .160 with 0 home runs in 120 plate appearances.