Yasmani Grandal out of Dodgers' lineup against Pirates

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is not starting on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

After hitting his 17th home run of the season on Tuesday, Grandal will grab a seat on the Dodgers' bench in tonight's contest. Austin Barnes draws the start behind the dish versus Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams. Through 98 games this season, Grandal is slashing .262/.316/.481 with 46 RBI and 41 runs scored, to go with the 17 taters.

numberFire's models project Grandal to record a .250 batting average with 5 home runs, 16 RBI, and 13 runs scored in 109 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.