Pirates' Elias Diaz back on the bench Friday afternoon

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz is not in the lineup for Friday's matchup with the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Diaz is part of the Pirates' three-man rotation behind the plate of late, but it will be Francisco Cervelli getting the start today. Cervelli hits seventh in opposition of the Cubs' Eddie Butler.

Across 64 plate appearances, numberFire's algorithms project Diaz at 0 home runs, 5 RBI and a .259 average the rest of the way.