Trevor Plouffe not starting on Friday night for Rays
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman/designated hitter Trevor Plouffe is not starting on Friday versus the Texas Rangers.
Plouffe started at first base in Wednesday's series finale with the Oakland Athletics, but he'll head to the bench on Friday night. Logan Morrison is on first and Brad Miller is at DH for the Rays.
Plouffe is slashing .212/.273/.347 in 242 plate appearances (73 games) this season. numberFire's models project him to record a .235 batting average in 166 remaining plate appearances in 2017.
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