Santana went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Both of his hits were singles, and after he got aboard in the fourth inning, he stole second. Santana was left stranded when J.D. Martinez flied out. The 30-year-old Santana is still slashing a poor .145/.224/.261 through 76 plate appearances despite his first multi-hit effort of the year Sunday. The utility man played at first base in this contest, but Bobby Dalbec and Michael Chavis are likely to log more time there while Enrique Hernandez has taken a stronger hold on center field recently.

Santana is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

EDGE Analysis

After going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's 8-2 loss, Santana will retreat to the bench in favor of the newly recalled Michael Chavis. Though Christian Arroyo's knee injury paved the way for Santana to pick up four starts in the past five games, the latter has failed to take advantage of his opportunities. Since being promoted from Triple-A Worcester in late May, Santana is slashing .123/.208/.246 with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate across 72 plate appearances.

Santana will start in center field and lead off Wednesday in Tampa Bay, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Santana will stick in the lineup for the fourth time in five games, with all of his starts coming in center field. He's largely benefited from the continued absence of Christian Arroyo (lower leg), with Santana finding more work in center field while Enrique Hernandez fills in for Arroyo at second base. Santana has gone 3-for-12 with a pair of walks and a stolen base over his last three starts, but he might need to provide a little more offense to ensure he remains a near-everyday player once Arroyo returns to action.

Santana is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Now on the bench for the third time in four games, Santana appears to have lost hold of the near-everyday role he enjoyed for a brief period after being called up from Triple-A Worcester on May 21. The 30-year-old switch-hitter has mustered a lowly .116 batting average and .208 on-base average over his first 14 games with Boston, and his ongoing struggles could put him in danger of losing his spot on the roster. While Santana's multi-positional versatility is an asset, the Red Sox have three other players (Enrique Hernandez, Marwin Gonzalez and Christian Arroyo) capable of filling similar utility roles.

Santana started at first base, batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Santana, who was held out of the previous two games, returned to the lineup Wednesday. This was the sixth time he's hit leadoff and the results have not been good. Santana is 2-for-24 with a .362 OPS atop Boston's lineup and has just one hit in his last 21 at-bats. The Red Sox continue to search for a leadoff replacement for Enrique Hernandez, who batted ninth Wednesday.

Santana remains on the bench Tuesday against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

Santana hasn't started against a southpaw since making his season debut in late May. That trend will continue against Framber Valdez on Tuesday. Even while being protected from same-sided pitching, Santana struggled at the plate, hitting just .125/.205/.325 in 13 games.

Santana is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

EDGE Analysis

Santana started and served as Boston's leadoff man in each of the past four games, going 1-for16. The veteran utility man has seen steady work for the Red Sox since being called up from Triple-A Worcester on May 21, but he's turned in a pedestrian .530 OPS through 44 plate appearances.

Santana isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Santana went 1-for-7 with two strikeouts across the last two contests. Enrique Hernandez will shift to center field while Christian Arroyo starts at second base.

Santana isn't starting Saturday's game against the Marlins, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

EDGE Analysis

Santana will retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in his last two appearances. Enrique Hernandez will shift to center field while Christian Arroyo starts at second base.

Santana is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Santana will take a seat after going 3-for-13 with a pair of solo home runs, a triple and a stolen base in his four games since being promoted from Triple-A Worcester over the weekend. The veteran had started each of the past three games in center field, but Enrique Hernandez will fill in for him in the series finale with Atlanta. Hernandez could end seeing most of his reps at second base moving forward, so Boston would be able to make regular room in the lineup for Santana as long as he's swinging a hot bat.