A.J. Pierzynski is out of the lineup Friday against the Brewers.
Pierzynski is out of the lineup Friday against the Brewers.
Analysis:
This would seem to just be a standard day off for Pierzynski. Alex Wood was scratched and Eric Stults will make the start Friday, so the Braves may have opted to go with the defensive-minded Christian Bethancourt to try to lessen the downgrade at pitcher.
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