Davis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Davis had started behind the plate in four of the Pirates' last six games, going 3-for-12 with two doubles, one walk, one stolen base, one RBI and two runs during that stretch. He'll give way to Joey Bart on Monday, but Davis could be Option 1A at catcher for the Pirates for the time being.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting fourth start in six games
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Davis will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Davis has posted a .720 OPS dating back to Aug. 7 and appears to have poached more playing time from Joey Bart at catcher as a result. He'll be included in the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Tallies two hits
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Davis went 2-for-4 with a double against the Rockies on Friday.
Davis continues to split playing time evenly with Joey Bart, though Davis drew a second consecutive start Friday. He has contributed very little with his bat this season, and he hit just .093 with two RBI and two runs scored across 16 games in July. Davis has seen a very modest uptick in August, going 7-for-38 in 13 games, with all seven of his hits coming in his last eight starts.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting for second straight game
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Davis will take a seat for a second straight game while Joey Bart picks up another start behind the plate. Since the All-Star break, Davis is slashing just .098/.220/.157 with a 30 percent strikeout rate, and his ongoing struggles may be starting to cost him playing time.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Saturday
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Davis isn't part of the starting nine for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Davis and Joey Bart have now alternated starts behind the dish for eight straight games, and it'll be Bart's turn to catch after Davis went 1-for-4 on Friday. Davis is slashing .170/.248/.280 in 204 plate appearances this season.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting Monday off
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Davis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Davis will take a seat for the series opener in Milwaukee after he started behind the plate in three of the Pirates' four games versus the Reds this past weekend. Joey Bart will get the nod at catcher and will bat seventh Monday.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Saturday
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
Davis will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 2-for-7 with a two-run homer through the first two games of the series. Joey Bart will take his place behind the dish and bat seventh for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Cracks needed homer
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Davis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Reds.
Davis entered Thursday with only one hit across his previous 39 at-bats while striking out at a 30.6 percent clip. That drought ended when he led off the fourth inning with a single before coming around to score, and he then went yard three frames later. While Davis managed to tally his fifth home run of the campaign, he is still hitting only .172/.254/.290 across 193 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Day off Wednesday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Davis started at catcher in Tuesday night's 8-1 loss, so he'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Joey Bart will handle the catching duties for the Pirates in the series finale.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Monday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.
Davis will take a seat after going 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over his last two starts. Though he's been part of a timeshare at catcher with Joey Bart, Davis could eventually see a dip in playing time if he's unable to break out of his ongoing slump at the plate. In 10 games since the All-Star break, Davis has gone 1-for-30 with five walks and 11 strikeouts.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting Friday
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Davis is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Rockies on Friday.
Davis will rest Friday while Joey Bart serves behind home plate and bats seventh. Davis has struggled at the plate since the All-Star break, going 1-for-23 with one RBI and nine strikeouts across eight games.
Davis isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus San Francisco.
Davis has gone 0-for-24 at the plate since July 11, and his recent struggles will cause him to give up another start behind the plate to Joey Bart, who will bat eighth Tuesday.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Resting up Wednesday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Davis will get some rest for Wednesday's matinee after he started behind the plate in three of the Pirates' previous four games. Joey Bart will handle the catching duties in the series finale with Detroit.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting third start in four games
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Davis will start at catcher and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
Davis and Joey Bart had been alternating turns behind the plate during the final week before the All-Star break and in the first series of the second half this past weekend, but the playing time at catcher might be starting to tilt more in Davis' favor. The Pirates will hand Davis his third start in four games, even though he's gone hitless with five strikeouts in 13 at-bats over his last five contests.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Exiting lineup Wednesday
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Davis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Kansas City.
Davis had started each of the previous three contests and looks to have emerged as Option 1A at catcher for the Pirates to Joey Bart's 1B. However, Bart will be behind the dish Wednesday and will bat seventh.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Knocks four hits
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Davis went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Mets.
Davis singled and scored in the second and eighth frames, sandwiched around a double in the fourth inning. He was stuck in a 3-for-33 (.091) skid since his last multi-hit performance June 7. Davis is now slashing .207/.273/.351 with eight extra-base hits through 38 appearances.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Back in No. 2 role
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Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Davis' brief run as the Pirates' No. 1 backstop appears to have come to an end after Pittsburgh activated Joey Bart from the 7-day injured list Tuesday. Bart will make his second straight start behind the plate Wednesday, while Davis takes a seat for the third game in a row after he had previously received a breather in Sunday's loss to the Cubs before Bart was activated.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting breather Sunday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Davis will get a rest after going 1-for-6 with a double, a walk and a run over the prior two games. Brett Sullivan will handle catching duties.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting breather Thursday
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Davis is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Cubs.
Davis was behind the dish for the last two contests against the Marlins and four of the last five games, so he'll get some rest for Thursday's series opener. Brett Sullivan will catch and bat eighth for the Pirates.
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