Oakland's Tony Kemp receives Wednesday off

Oakland Athletics utility-man Tony Kemp is not starting in Wednesday's lineup against the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Kemp will head to the bench after Chad Pinder was announced as Oakland's starting left fielder.

According to Baseball Savant on 129 batted balls this season, Kemp has produced a .231 expected average and a 22.5% hard hit rate.