Jeff Mathis

Arizona's Jeff Mathis sitting on Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jeff Mathis is out of Thursday's lineup against the San Diego Padres.

What It Means:

Mathis went a combined 1-for-7 with 3 strikeouts in back-to-back starts against the St. Louis Cardinals. He will move to the bench while John Ryan Murphy steps in behind the plate for Arizona.

Mathis is averaging 4.6 FanDuel points in 32 games this season. numberFire's models project him to hit .211 with 1 homers and 7 RBI in limited work over the rest of the year.