Johnny Giavotella is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.

Giavotella is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.

Analysis:

Giavotella will be benched after going hitless across his last 13 at-bats, dropping him into a 5-for-37 funk. Taylor Featherston will get a look at the keystone Sunday, and if he can do anything with the opportunity, he could earn a timeshare at the position with Giavotella.