Bucs to rest Kang, use him more at 3B

Kang's solo homer 1:07 9/1/15: Jung Ho Kang lines a solo home run to left-center field off David Goforth for the Pirates' second homer of the 9th inningSince 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. 9 since the…