Pittsburgh Pirates DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz is out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The 27-year-old will get a day off after gong 1-for-8 over the first two games of the series. In his place, Nick Gordon will cover left field and bat seventh versus right-hander Jonathan Cannon. Fantasy managers who have De La Cruz rostered should adjust their lineups ahead of first pitch.

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz is out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the New York Mets. This appears to be a routine rest day for Cruz against a left-handed starting pitcher. The Pirates are making sure to give Cruz plenty of rest in what is his first full big league season. Jared Triolo will cover shortstop and bat seventh versus left-hander Sean Manaea on Sunday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups ahead of first pitch.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter was removed early from Saturday's start with what the team is describing as, "left posterior arm discomfort." The lefty was removed after throwing two innings and giving up three runs on five hits to go along with two walks. The posterior arm muscles' main job is to extend the forearm at the elbow joint and one of the main muscles in the posterior section of the arm is the triceps. The team has yet to release more information on Falter's injury outside of the discomfort but Falter was quoted as saying that he's "not worried" about his injury. Until more information is released, the lefty should be considered day-to-day but given his lack of worry about the injury it sounds like any time missed will be minimal. Falter's next scheduled start is Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers but fantasy managers should prepare for the chance that Falter's start gets skipped to give the 27-year-old more time to rest.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter (arm) was forced to exit early during Saturday's start against the New York Mets. The left-handed was pulled out of the contest in the third inning due to an arm issue. The organization is now calling the issue left posterior arm discomfort. The team hasn't given an update on how long Falter could be sidelined. It wouldn't be shocking to see him land on the injured list. The Pirates should give another update on his status shortly.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez smashed two home runs and tallied five RBI in the Pirates' 14-2 win over the New York Mets on Friday. Tellez now have seven HR on the season with a .683 OPS. After a slow start to the season, the lefty has started to pick things up with a .961 OPS over the last 28 days. Tellez has mainly been in a platoon role this season and will continue to stay in a platoon role while on the Pirates, hitting for a .691 OPS against righties and a .258 OPS against lefties. With his recent resurgence at the plate, fantasy managers may want to continue getting him into their starting lineups and capitalizing on his hot streak. He should be expected to be out of the lineup the next two days against Mets starters David Peterson and Sean Manaea. He should be back in the lineup Sunday against Mets rookie Christian Scott.