18 Mitch Moreland 1B

Moreland went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two strikeouts in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Orioles.

Moreland continued his RBI binge Tuesday as he has three home runs and nine RBI over his last six games. The 33-year-old is slashing .215/.295/.542 with 10 home runs and 24 RBI in 107 at-bats.

Moreland is not in the lineup Monday against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Moreland will give way to Steve Pearce at first base in Monday's series opener with a southpaw in John Means starting for the Orioles. Over his last five appearances, Moreland is 4-for-16 with a pair of homers, a stolen base and a 4:5 BB:K.

Moreland went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two walks, a stolen base and a run scored Sunday against the White Sox.

Moreland delivered an RBI single to center in the second inning to get Boston on the board, and he gave his team the lead in the eighth on another single. Though he's struggled to hit for average so far this season (.216), he's registered nine home runs and 21 RBI over 32 contests.

Moreland is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox.

With lefty Manny Banuelos on the hill for the White Sox, Moreland will retreat to the bench. Michael Chavis gets the start at first base, hitting fifth.

Moreland went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in a 7-3 victory against the Athletics on Wednesday.

For the second straight day, Moreland went deep, giving him now nine homers this year. Prior to the home run, Moreland also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. He is only batting .217, but with 14 extra-base hits, Moreland is slugging .565. He also has 19 RBI and 14 runs in 92 at-bats.