Kendrick is out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale against St. Louis, Stephen Gross of The Morning Call reports.

EDGE Analysis

This will be the first game Kendrick has spent out of the lineup since June 8 as he earns a breather for the matinee start Thursday. In the first two games of this series, Kendrick has gone 6-for-9 with two runs but will take a seat in favor of Andres Blanco, who is filling in at second while batting seventh.