Oakland's Chad Pinder receives Wednesday off

Oakland Athletics utility-man Chad Pinder is not starting in Wednesday's contest against the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Pinder will take a break after Seth Brown was shifted to left field and Luis Barrera was named Oakland's starter in right.

Per Baseball Savant on 103 batted ball this season, Pinder has recorded a 6.8% barrel rate and a .294 expected weighted on-base average.