39 Renato Nunez 3B

Nunez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Nunez sits for just the third time since the start of August. He's hit a solid .271/.340/.410 over that stretch. Steve Wilkerson returns from a hamstring injury to start at third base in his absence.

Nunez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's loss to the Rays.

Nunez took Ryan Yarbrough deep in the fourth inning to bring the score to 5-3. He also singled and scored in the seventh inning. The 24-year-old is now hitting a serviceable .252/.323/.399 with four homers across 42 games since joining the Orioles.

Nunez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.

Nunez delivered a game-tying home run to lead off the seventh inning, as Baltimore would eventually go on to win by a 5-3 margin. The 24-year-old has been in the lineup nearly every day since coming over to the Orioles before the trade deadline and is slashing .238/.314/.369 over 168 at-bats with both Baltimore and Texas.

Nunez went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Nunez entered Saturday 1-for-18 with eight strikeouts over the last five games but busted out for three hits during a quiet offensive game from the Orioles. The 24-year-old is slashing .250/.333/.406 with 27 strikeouts in 108 plate appearances since his contract was purchased last month.

Nunez will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Rangers, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Nunez went 9-for-20 with three runs and two RBI while starting the previous five games and has seemingly displaced Danny Valencia as the club's primary third baseman. Since Valencia isn't viewed as a part of the rebuilding Orioles' future plans, Nunez seems poised to stick in an everyday role for most of the second half so long as his production doesn't totally tank.