Espinosa is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Thursday's absence marks Espinosa's third in the past four games. The 30-year-old has been in a miserable funk at the plate this season -- an 0-for-3 showing Wednesday lowered Espinosa's batting average to .138 and his .456 OPS is the lowest among qualified hitters. We may see more and more of Cliff Pennington at second base.