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Zunino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Zunino started five of the last six games but is 1-for-10 with four strikeouts and a walk in his last 11 plate appearances. The 27-year-old struggled with a .201/.259/.410 slash line despite 20 home runs this season. David Freitas will start at catcher and bat eighth for the Mariners.

Zunino is not in the lineup Wednesday against the A's.

Zunino will get the night off after catching all 11 innings during Tuesday's extra-innings win, going 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a run scored. Chris Herrmann will pick up a start behind the dish in place of Zunino, hitting ninth.

Zunino is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Texas, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Zunino is 3-for-7 with a double and a home run in the last two games but will take a seat for the series finale. David Freitas will bat ninth and start behind the plate for the Mariners.

Zunino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored against the Rangers on Saturday.

Zunino took Alex Claudio deep in the sixth inning to record his 20th home run of the season. It was only his second long ball of September, though he has now reached the 20-homer plateau in consecutive seasons. Despite that, he has taken a step back after an apparent breakout 2017 campaign, seeing his slugging percentage dip by 100 points.

Zunino is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Zunino will retreat to the bench after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Lefty-hitting Chris Herrmann will pick up a start behind the dish in his place.