Oneil Cruz Retreats To The Bench In Series Opener
Oneil Cruz will head to the bench on Tuesday for the series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres. With Cruz getting a day off, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will draw the start at the 6 in Pittsburgh and will bat fifth against Padres right-hander Dylan Cease. The 25-year-old Cruz will get a breather after starting 17 straight games for the Bucs. Since the All-Star break, Cruz has hit an even .300 (18-for-60) with three home runs, six doubles, a triple, 12 RBI, five walks, 23 strikeouts and four stolen bases in 15 games played. He's already played in a career-high 100 games and has matched his career-high with 17 homers while posting a career-high 11 thefts. Kiner-Falefa, who was acquired from the Blue Jays at last week's trade deadline, has gone 2-for-8 with a double, triple and two RBI in his first two games in Pittsburgh.
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