Chris Davis

Chris Davis absent from Monday's lineup for Orioles

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is not in the starting lineup Monday against the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

This seems to be just a routine day off for Davis. Utility man Ryan Flaherty will move over to first base in Davis' absence and hit ninth on Monday. Davis' 22 home runs are tied for the ninth-most this season, but he is hitting only .236 and his 32.60 strikeout percentage ranks second-worst.

Davis owns an overall slash of .236/.347/.491 with a .356 wOBA in 386 plate appearances this season. Our models project him to pick things up over the remaining course of the season, hitting .249/.374/.516 with 16 taters and a .375 wOBA.