Stallings went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's loss to the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings was one of the lone bright spots for Pittsburgh in a 14-1 blowout, as he left the yard in the bottom of the second inning for his club's only run on the evening. The backstop is now 6-for-21 with four extra-base hits and three RBI through seven contests in May.

Stallings isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings had gone 3-for-10 with a double, a run, two walks and a strikeout in the last three games. Michael Perez will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings sits for the second time in the last three games, though he's still the clear starter behind the plate for the Pirates, starting 20 of the team's 28 games thus far. Michael Perez will get the nod in his absence.

Stallings will sit Saturday against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings has handled a heavy workload behind the plate this season, starting 19 of the team's first 26 games. Michael Perez will take over for him Saturday.

Stallings went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

The catcher appears to be coming out of a recent slump, collecting five hits in his last 13 at-bats. In addition to his home run Wednesday, Stallings has hit a pair of doubles and walked twice in four games. Overall, he's slashing .246/.370/.393 with a 12:16 BB:K that suggests his batting average may have room to rise.

Stallings isn't starting Saturday's game against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings has gone 1-for-20 with a double, one RBI, three walks and five strikeouts in his last seven games. Michael Perez will serve as the starting catcher Saturday, batting eighth.

Stallings went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Thursday's 4-2 win over Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

After starting the season batting .333 in his first 10 games, Stallings is hitless in his last 18 at-bats. He remains the team's primary option at catcher over Michael Perez, so he could hurt fantasy teams until he regains his early April batting stroke. Stallings is slashing .208/.345/.292 in 55 plate appearances.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

He'll get a breather for the series finale after making three straight starts behind the plate. Stallings -- who went hitless in 11 at-bats over that span -- will cede catching duties to Michael Perez.

Stallings isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings had recorded hits in each of his last five starts and went 8-for-16 with three doubles, five RBI, four runs and five walks during that time. Michael Perez will take over behind the dish Wednesday, batting eighth.

Stallings went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Stallings got the Pirates on the board in the first with a two-RBI double off the wall in left field and came around to score after Erik Gonzalez launched a double of his own the very next at-bat. The 31-year-old tallied his third RBI of the game the following inning on a single to right that score to stretch the Pirates' lead to 5-3. Stallings had a rocky start to the year, as he managed just two hits in his first 14 at-bats, but has come to life recently with eight hits, five RBI and four runs scored in his last five games.