Rodriguez is out of the lineup Thursday against the Phillies.
Jason Delay will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Pirates. Rodriguez started behind the plate in the first two games of the three-game series and went 0-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Receives Sunday off
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Cincinnati, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Rodriguez started the past three games and will receive a breather for Sunday's series finale. Jason Delay will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.
Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Friday against the Reds.
Rodriguez popped a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, the third long ball of his career. He's struggled considerably across his last 10 starts, managing only a .167 batting average with three RBI and four runs scored. Positively, he's struck out at only a 20 percent clip in that span, so he could turn things around prior to the close of the regular season.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: On bench versus lefty
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Cubs.
Jason Delay will start behind the plate and bat ninth as the Pirates take on ace left-hander Justin Steele. The switch-hitting Rodriguez has gone 7-for-47 (.149) with zero extra-base hits this year against southpaws.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Receives Sunday off
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Rodriguez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Rodriguez started the first two games of the series versus New York, and he'll take a seat for the finale after going 1-for-5 with an RBI and two walks. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Absent from lineup
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Rodriguez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Rodriguez started each of the previous three games behind the plate, so he'll be off for Thursday's afternoon contest. Jason Delay will do the catching for Mitch Keller.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Receives breather Sunday
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Rodriguez went 1-for-9 with an RBI and a run over the first two games of the series in Atlanta, and he'll take a seat for the finale. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Sitting out Wednesday
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Rodriguez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Brewers, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
It's an afternoon game following Tuesday night's loss to the Brew Crew, so Rodriguez will get a breather. Jason Delay will do the catching for opener Colin Selby.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Hits bench Sunday
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
He'll get a breather in the series finale after he started at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the past five games while going 4-for-20 with a double, a walk and four runs. Jason Delay will step in for Rodriguez behind the dish Sunday.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: On bench Sunday
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Rodriguez is absent from the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.
Jason Delay will start at catcher and bat ninth. Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Pirates' loss to Chicago on Saturday and is slashing just .235/.306/.378 through his first 33 major-league games.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Absent from lineup
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Rodriguez is not in the lineup for Friday's tilt versus the Cubs, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
The Pirates have now gone with Jason Delay at catcher for two of the last three games, although Rodriguez did appear as a pinch-hitter in the first of those contests he didn't start. Rodriguez also caught all 10 frames of Thursday's extra-innings loss to the Cubs, but he'll begin this one on the bench.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Rodriguez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cardinals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The two teams are playing a day game after a night game, so Rodriguez will take a seat after catching in Tuesday's win over St. Louis. Jason Delay will be behind the plate and will form a battery with starting pitcher Luis Ortiz.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Reaches base four times in win
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Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Cardinals.
Rodriguez was on the basepaths all night, collecting three singles and drawing a walk in Pittsburgh's blowout victory. In 29 games since earning the promotion from Triple-A on July 17, the rookie catcher has posted a slash line of .267/.337/.430 with two home runs, eight RBI and 13 runs scored across 95 plate appearances. Rodriguez has showcased an impressive average exit velocity of 90.4 mph and an above-average walk rate of 9.5 percent. However, his 27.4 percent strikeout rate may impact his overall productivity.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Not starting Saturday
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Rodriguez isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday against the Twins, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
After going 3-for-4 in the series opener Friday, Rodriguez will get a breather Saturday. Jason Delay will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Takes seat Tuesday
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Rodriguez is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Mets.
Jason Delay will start at catcher and bat ninth with left-hander David Peterson readying to take the bump for New York. The switch-hitting Rodriguez has batted .200 with a .494 OPS in 17 plate appearances against southpaws. He carries a .771 OPS in 62 plate appearances against righties.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Sitting Tuesday
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
Rodriguez hit his second career homer Sunday as part of his first career three-hit game, and he followed up with a double and a run scored in Monday's contest. The 23-year-old will get a day to rest his legs as Jason Delay takes over behind the plate to catch for starter Mitch Keller.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Homers as part of three-hit day
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Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Brewers.
Rodriguez tallied his second multi-hit effort and his first three-hit game since he was called up in mid-July. The 23-year-old has gotten off to a slow start in his first taste at the major-league level, as he's now slashing .231/.286/.462 with two homers, seven RBI, eight runs and a 4:20 BB:K in 56 plate appearances. Rodriguez should get all the playing time he can handle down the stretch, with his only competition behind the dish being Jason Delay, who has made two starts since being called up Aug. 1.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Gets rest day
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Rodriguez is getting a breather for the matinee after he caught all nine innings of Tuesday's 4-1 win while going 1-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run. Jason Delay will get a turn behind the dish while Rodriguez rests up.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Sits after career day
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Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Rodriguez posted an impressive four-RBI game Saturday, highlighted by a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning. After a slow start in the majors, he has at least one hit in eight of his last nine games. However, he'll get a day of rest behind the dish with Austin Hedges taking over and hitting ninth.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Smacks first big-league homer
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Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Angels.
Rodriguez's first big-league homer came in the sixth inning to close out the scoring. After opening his Pirates career 0-for-7, he's hit safely in each of his last three games. The catcher has also struck out nine times in 17 plate appearances so far, so he still has some adjusting to do. Rodriguez is expected to learn on the job with a majority of the playing time behind the plate, while veteran Austin Hedges serves as his backup.
