Lonnie Chisenhall is not in the Indians' lineup Tuesday for the second straight game.

The Indians are giving the third baseman a couple days off in a row to work on his swing. "After the game on Sunday," manager Terry Francona explained, "we told him that we wanted him to take two days with [hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo] and kind of hit until his heart was content. Hit, hit, hit, hit without the game hanging over him." Chisenhall is batting just .231 with three home runs and 11 RBI this season, but he is hitting .286 average over his past 11 games. However, he's hitting left-handers at an ugly .095 (2-for-21) clip. Mark Reynolds is getting a second straight start at the hot corner.

Lonnie Chisenhall went 0-for-4 at the plate in Tuesday's loss to the Red Sox.

A former top prospect, Chisenhall drew some sleeper buzz after sporting a red-hot bat during spring training, but he's batting just .167 with one homer and a 1/12 BB/K ratio over his first 37 plate appearances. He's already platooning with Mike Aviles at third base and could wind up being benched some against righties.

Lonnie Chisenhall stayed hot Thursday, doubling and belting a solo homer against the Royals.

He scored a pair of runs in the game. Chisenhall has been a monster this spring, batting .419 with three homers and 10 RBI. The 24-year-old hasn't hit much at the big league level to this point, but he has upside and is worthy of a late-round gamble in mixed leagues.