J.D. Martinez sitting on Friday for Boston

Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez is not in the lineup on the lineup on Friday in the team's game against the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Martinez is being replaced at designated hitter by Mookie Betts against Orioles starter Asher Wojciechowski. Sandy Leon, Chris Owings, Marco Hernandez, and Andrew Benintendi are also headed to the bench.

In 648 plate appearances this season, Martinez has a .305 batting average and a .939 OPS.