16 Andrew Benintendi LF

Benintendi is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Benintendi is hitting a solid .317/.387/.549 with four homers through 93 plate appearances this month, but he'll head to the bench for Thursday's series finale after starting 18 straight games in the outfield. The Red Sox will go with J.D. Martinez, Jackie Bradley and Mookie Betts from left to right in their outfield in this one.

Benintendi went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

Following Sunday's three-hit performance, Benintendi now has back-to-back multi-hit games -- he's also hit a home run in each of his last two games. Through 44 games this season he's batting a respectable .285 with five home runs and 29 RBI. The 23-year-old will look to continue hitting at a similar clip as Boston takes on Tampa Bay in a three-game set.

Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, a stolen base and three RBI in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Orioles.

The 23-year-old continues to put together a big month of May, and Benintendi is now hitting .345 (20-for-58) over his last 14 games with three homers, three steals, 12 RBI and 12 runs, boosting his slash line on the season to .275/.361/.455.

Benintendi went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Oakland.

Benintendi extended his hitting streak to eight games and finished a triple short of the cycle, but his biggest impact may have been on the bases in the first inning. With the Red Sox trailing 2-0, Benintendi got caught between third and home and made the third out of the inning. It was the latest blunder for Benintendi, whose aggressive base running has turned into a liability.

Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.

The 23-year-old also reached twice more with a pair of walks. Following last year's 20 home run campaign, the long ball Wednesday was just Benintendi's second of the season. He's struggled to both hit the ball hard and in the air thus far, so he'll have to improve in both of those areas to get going in the power department.