Steven Souza is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

Souza is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Souza had been seeing regular playing time in right field as of late, recording hits in each of his last five games. However, with lefty Mark Buehrle set to take the hill for the Blue Jays, Souza will take a seat in place of Mikie Mahtook, who will hit second in the order Friday.