Orioles notes: Slumping Chris Davis back to the bench against Boston's lefties

With left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound Tuesday night and Chris Sale scheduled to pitch a day later, Orioles manager Buck Showalter left Chris Davis out of the lineup Tuesday and said this was likely another opportunity to give Davis an extended spell on the bench amid his continued struggles.

"Well, we're trying a lot of things," Showalter said. "Chris isn't the only one. ... We've got multiple guys struggling compared to what they're capable of, we think. But he's been challenged for an extended period of time. Part of it is that, and part of is kind of my decision."

After going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Monday's 2-0, 12-inning loss to the Red Sox, Davis is batting…