Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers is not starting on Monday against the Seattle Mariners.
This will be Flower's second absence from the starting lineup in the last three contests, and it comes just one day after he hit a grand slam, giving him his 11th home run of the season. The 31-year-old catcher owns a career-best .292/.384/.468 slash across 310 plate appearances (83 games) in 2017. Kurt Suzuki will catch right-hander Mike Foltynewicz and bat sixth versus Mariners southpaw Andrew Albers in Monday's series opener.
numberFire's models project Flowers to record a .273 batting average with 3 home runs, 12 RBI, and 10 runs scored in 98 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.
Source: Baseball Press