22 Jason Kipnis 2B

Kipnis is out of Thursday's starting lineup against Kansas City, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Kipnis will take a seat after going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a pair of runs scored during Wednesday's victory over the White Sox. In his place, Greg Allen will start in center field and bat second.

Kipnis is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

Kipnis sits after making six straight starts. Greg Allen will be the Indians' center fielder.

Kipnis is not in the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Kipnis is hitting just .229 against lefties this season, so it comes as little surprise that he'll be held out against Toronto's southpaw starter Thomas Pannone. Erik Gonzalez will replace him at the keystone for the series finale.

Kipnis went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Blue Jays.

Kipnis took Mark Leiter Jr. deep in the ninth inning to record his 15th home run of the season. He now has three home runs in his past eight games, while also driving in 10 runners. Though Kipnis' .230 average is a disappointment, he has the opportunity to both score and drive in 70 runners for the season thanks to the quality of the lineup around him in Cleveland.

Kipnis went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Royals.

Kipnis doubled in the second inning and came around to score on a Greg Allen single to put the Indians up 1-0. He added a single and a stolen base -- his seventh of the season -- in the sixth inning before hitting a sacrifice fly in the eighth frame. Kipnis has now collected multiple hits in consecutive games, bringing his season batting average to .231.