Valbuena is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics. Manager A.J. Hinch will keep Valbuena on the bench with lefty Drew Pomeranz slated to start for the Athletics, as Marwin Gonzalez draws in at third base. Over 325 career plate appearances against lefties, Valbuena owns a lowly .227/.312/.350 line and has struck out 23.7 percent of the time.