May 23
C Mike Napoli's slump deepens. Napoli struck out as a pinch hitter Wednesday, dropping him to 3-for-26 (.115) over the last 10 games. Napoli has appeared in nine of those games and has struck out at least once in each of those nine. He's struck out in his last four plate appearances.
May 23
Napoli is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, ESPN.com reports.
Recommendation: Wednesday amounts to an off day for Napoli, who has struggled at the plate in May, with just three extra-base hits (no home runs) to his credit. Yorvit Torrealba makes the start at catcher.
