Christian Bethancourt is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

Bethancourt will turn backstop duties over to veteran A.J. Pierzynski after making back-to-back starts. With zero hits in his last three games (12 at-bats), Bethancourt is now batting .133 (4-for-30) in the early going. He may find himself taking a back seat to Pierzysnki more often if he doesn't pick it up.