BRADENTON, Fla. -- Tommy Pham and Yandy Díaz were scheduled to be in the Rays' lineup Sunday against the Pirates but were scratched due to minor ailments.

Neither injury is believed to be serious, and taking them out of the lineup was mostly precautionary.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Pham is dealing with some right shoulder soreness. The starting left fielder will likely be the team’s designated hitter until his shoulder is back to 100 percent.

Cash said that Pham could have played Sunday, but the manager didn’t have a place for him in the lineup as it was Avisail Garcia’s turn to be the designated hitter.

“His shoulder is a little tender,” Cash said. “I talked to him after our game got over in Dunedin [on Saturday], and he seems fine. He’ll probably DH 4-5 days.”

As for Diaz, the late scratch was mostly due to managing his spring workload. Diaz came in with some general soreness, so the team decided to sit him Sunday and pair that with Monday’s scheduled off-day.

“Nothing concerning,” Cash said. “He’s scheduled to play after the off-day.”

Matt Duffy continued to get positive news about his left hamstring from team doctors, according to Cash, who said he believes Duffy will get back to running after Monday's off day. It’ll be a couple more days before Duffy, who has battled hamstring problems in the past, gets back into Grapefruit League action.

Garcia’s big day at the plate
Garcia hit his first home run of the spring when he took Brandon Waddell deep in the fourth inning of Sunday’s 10-4 win. The Rays had planned to ease Garcia into Grapefruit League games after the outfielder underwent offseason surgery on his right knee. He has been a full participant during camp, and Sunday was a step in the right direction.

“I’m feeling great,” Garcia said. “The timing is there now. I just have to keep working and stay healthy.”

The Rays are confident that a healthy Garcia will be a key piece in their lineup, especially against left-handed pitchers.

“He’s really talented,” Cash said. “He can do some really special things at the plate and defensively. When he’s healthy, I think we’re optimistic to have a bounce-back season from him.”

Spring Training tension
You usually don’t see both benches get warned during a Spring Training game, but that’s what happened Sunday.

The Rays dugout appeared upset after Clay Holmes hit Willy Adames with a pitch in the right forearm in the fourth inning, after Ryne Stanek and Oliver Drake hit Pittsburgh hitters earlier in the game. Rays outfielder Guillermo Heredia also almost got hit in the game. Home plate umpire Bill Welke warned both benches after the Adames hit-by-pitch.

“Didn’t like that Willy got thrown up and in,” Cash said. “But just glad nobody got hurt.”

Up next
After 10 consecutive days of Grapefruit League play, the Rays have their first scheduled off day Monday. The team is back in action Tuesday with a pair of split-squad games. Tampa Bay will go on the road to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on the Twins at 1:05 p.m. ET. The other game will be at Charlotte Sports Park against the University of South Florida at 6:05 p.m. ET.