Angel Martinez on the Bench Again
Angel Martinez is sitting out of Friday's series opener against the hosting Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Nolan Jones will start in center field and hit in the two-hole against Reds right-hander Brady Singer. This will be the second time in the last four games that Martinez finds himself starting on the bench since the team recalled outfielder Will Brennan, who is in right field and in the nine-hole on Friday. It's bad news for fantasy managers that were using the 23-year-old Dominican in their starting lineups in AL-only leagues early in the season. The switch-hitter has only gone deep once, but he's batting .295 (28-for-95) and has added 11 RBI, 11 runs and four stolen bases. He has just one hit in his last 12 at-bats, though. Jones has gone just 4-for-26 (.154) in 12 games in May, but he has hit .714 with two RBI in seven career at-bats against Singer.
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