Since July 2, Kang has played almost daily (49 of 52 games) and mainly at short (32 of his past 36 starts). Both of those will change down the stretch.
With Jordy Mercer back in action, most of Kang's future starts will come at third base because, as Hurdle said, "there's more intensity when you play shortstop than third base."
"We're trying to find some down time for him, and third base is another option moving forward," said Hurdle, who must find a balance between using Kang's power -- Tuesday, he slugged his 13th homer, No.