Davis isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.
Friday will mark the fourth time in Pittsburgh's last five games that Joey Bart has started over Davis at catcher, which suggests that Davis has fallen on the depth chart. It's an understandable choice, as Davis has slashed just .156/.253/.273 across 88 plate appearances to begin the season.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Idle Thursday
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Davis will step out of the starting nine Thursday after going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Wednesday's contest. Joey Bart will do the catching for starter Mitch Keller.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting Sunday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft will give way to Joey Bart behind the plate. Davis started the last three games and went 2-for-12 with a pair of home runs, a walk, four RBI and an additional run over that stretch.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Exiting starting nine
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Cardinals.
Davis will get a day off after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series. Joey Bart will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Resting Thursday
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Davis is not in the lineup Thursday versus the Rangers.
Davis went 0-for-5 with a walk across the first two games of the series against the Rangers, and he will get a routine breather for the final game of the series. Joey Bart has the start behind the plate Thursday and is batting ninth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Losing playing time
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Nationals.
After starting eight of the first 11 games of the season, Davis has been in the lineup just three times across the past eight tilts. Davis' production at the plate has picked up a bit recently, but he's slashing just .216/.326/.297 overall. Joey Bart (.136/.231/.273) has been even worse, but he might have inched past Davis on the depth chart.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Resting Tuesday
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Washington.
Davis will retreat to the bench Tuesday after going 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored and a steal in Monday's series opener. Joey Bart will handle catching duties instead and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting again Sunday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Davis will sit for the third time in four games, suggesting that his grip on the No. 1 catcher job is slipping. Joey Bart will receive another turn behind the dish in place of Davis, who is slashing .194/.286/.290 over 35 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Out of Saturday's lineup
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
After going just 3-for-17 (.176) through his first seven games, Davis will move to the bench Saturday. Joey Bart will catch for starter Carmen Mlodzinski instead and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Not starting Tuesday's game
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Reds.
Davis has started all three games versus right-handers but will yield to Joey Bart at catcher for the second time in two games against lefties. The former No. 1 overall pick is 2-for-11 with a 2:3 BB:K in the early going this season for Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Out of Saturday's lineup
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Davis went 1-for-4 with a double and drove in a run during Pittsburgh's Opening Day loss, and he'll now get a chance to rest Saturday. Joey Bart will catch for Mitch Keller instead while batting eighth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Reworking stance and swing
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Davis studied the biomechanics of his swing this offseason and has made adjustments to both his stance and swing, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Davis has reversed his scouting report as a prospect early in his big-league career, as he is now struggling as a hitter but becoming a solid defensive option at catcher. He acknowledged that he lost his rhythm at the plate and was not close to reaching an answer by solely watching film and working in the batting cage, so he worked with hitting coach Matt Hague to change his stance this offseason. Davis is reportedly more upright and no longer rests the bat on his shoulder, with the goal being to improve against high-spin and high-velocity pitches. While the Pirates remain optimistic about Davis' ability to develop as a hitter, the reality remains that he has hit just .181/.262/.294 across 660 plate appearances in the majors.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Exiting starting nine
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Davis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Davis will be getting a routine day off after he started at catcher in each of the previous two contests. Joey Bart will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Pirates in Wednesday's series finale.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting down Saturday
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Davis will grab a seat in the dugout after going 0-for-3 with an RBI and three strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Joey Bart will catch for Johan Oviedo and bat eighth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Taking seat Thursday
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.
Davis started at catcher in each of the previous two games, so he'll get some rest during Thursday's matinee. Joey Bart is behind the dish and batting sixth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Leaves yard Tuesday
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Davis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
The Pirates jumped on Andre Pallante early with seven runs through two innings and Davis would add on another in the third with a solo blast to left. Three of his last four hits have gone for extra bases and the big blast brought Davis up to six for the year. He's now one shy of tying his career best from 2023 and is up to 18 RBI for the year.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Hitting bench Monday
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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.
