Kiermaier will sit against southpaw CC Sabathia and the Yankees on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier has now sat against four of the last five lefties the Rays have squared off against. Guillermo Heredia again gets the start in center field in his absence.

Kiermaier will sit Saturday against CC Sabathia and the Yankees, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier may be slipping into a platoon role, as he's now been on the bench against the last three lefties the Rays have faced. He has a career .642 OPS against lefties compared to a .765 mark against righties. Guillermo Heredia will start in center field Saturday.

Kiermaier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rays will swap Kiermaier out for an extra right-handed bat in Guillermo Heredia with southpaw Robbie Ray on the hill for Arizona. Kiermaier has gone 7-for-23 against left-handed pitching this season but owns a .236/.291/.352 career line (77 wRC+) in those matchups.

Kiermaier went 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk in a win over the Orioles on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old's three-bagger off Orioles starter Dan Straily was already his fourth of the season. Kiermaier has reached safely in 11 consecutive games overall, and an improvement of nearly six percent in strikeout rate over last season (19.0, compared to 24.8) has helped lead to Kiermaier currently boosting his season average 43 points over last season's career-low .217 figure.

Kiermaier is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw Danny Duffy on the mound for Kansas City, Kiermaier and fellow lefty-hitting regular Ji-Man Choi will hit the bench in the series finale as the Rays stock up on extra right-handed bats. Kiermaier started in both ends of Wednesday's doubleheader loss, going a combined 1-for-6 with a pair of walks, a run and a stolen base.

Kiermaier is not in the lineup Friday against Boston.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier isn't quite in a true platoon role, but he's only started against two of the five lefties the Rays have faced this season. Guillermo Heredia starts in center field in his absence.

Kiermaier went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old is off to a very strong start across the board. He is 14-for-46 (.304) with two homers, eight RBI, 10 runs and three steals in 14 games. Behind eight extra-base hits, Kiermaier owns a .609 slugging percentage as well.

Kiermaier is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

The Rays will withhold two of their lefty-hitting outfielders from the lineup in Kiermaier and Austin Meadows, opening up starts for Guillermo Heredia and Avisail Garcia in the process. Kiermaier is off to a hot start through nine games, batting .300 while contributing six extra-base hits and two steals.

Kiermaier went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier raised his season slash line to a solid .300/.353/.667 in 34 plate appearances. He has six extra-base hits already, but his 11 strikeouts are a bit concerning.

Kiermaier hit a solo home run in a 5-2 victory against the Giants on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The 25-year-old and third baseman Yandy Diaz went deep in back-to-back at-bats (Kiermaier hit the second of the two) in the first inning to help give the Rays and early 4-0 lead. Kiermaier has hits in five of his last six games, including two home runs and six RBI. He is 6-for-24 (.250) with five of his six hits going for extra bases this season.