What It Means:

Mike Zunino will catch right-hander Erasmo Ramirez and hit seventh versus Astros southpaw Dallas Keuchel, so Ruiz will return to the bench. In 128 plate appearances (PA) this year Ruiz is hitting .225 with 3 home runs and a .693 OPS.

For the rest of the year our models project Ruiz for 23 more PA, zero home runs, a .250 average, and a .618 OPS.