Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is out of the lineup on Tuesday night, May 27, due to illness, manager Torey Lovullo said.

“He’s got the flu,” Lovullo said. “We’re going to nurse him back to health. As of right now, available potentially off the bench.”

Rookie Jordan Lawlar is getting the start at second base against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Marte, who had two hits in the Diamondbacks’ series-opening, 5-0 win over the Pirates the night before, is hitting an impressive .283/.392/.566 in 106 at-bats this season.

Lovullo said Marte was feeling “not even close to 100 percent.”

“I just saw him for a few minutes and he doesn’t look well,” Lovullo said. “He’s resting.”

—Nick Piecoro

Eduardo Rodriguez set for rehab start

Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez was scheduled to throw a bullpen session on May 27 and will then advance to make a minor league rehab appearance in an Arizona Complex League game on May 30, Lovullo said.

“I just want him to get through that (rehab start) healthy, get through his bullpen tomorrow and get through that in a healthy way, and then we’ll figure out what we’ll do next,” Lovullo said. “We don’t know what decision we’re going to make right now based on how he does.”

Both Lovullo and general manager Mike Hazen said the day before that Rodriguez would be returning to the starting rotation once he is healthy, but that would suggest the club is going to bump right-hander Ryne Nelson back into a relief role.

Nelson has looked sharp in two starts in Rodriguez’s place, including 6 2/3 scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over the Pirates on May 26.

Nelson has been one of the club’s better pitchers since midway through last season. Rodriguez has not.

In nine starts this season, Rodriguez has a 7.05 ERA. In 19 starts with the Diamondbacks, who signed him to a four-year, $80 million deal before last season, Rodriguez has a 5.99 ERA.

“I think more consistent command,” Hazen said, when asked what he believes Rodriguez needs to do better. “(In San Francisco) I think he got a little wobbly with the strike zone, walking guys you shouldn’t walk, getting behind guys you shouldn’t get behind, and then there were some damage shots.”

—Nick Piecoro

Pirates at Diamondbacks, 6:40 p.m., Cox, Ch. 34

Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes (3-2, 2.73) vs. Pirates RHP Mike Burrows (0-1, 7.20).

At Chase Field: Burnes turned in another strong outing in his most recent start, giving up three runs in seven innings against the Dodgers, an outing stained by a hanging slider that RF Teoscar Hernandez hit for a three-run homer in the sixth inning. … Over his past six starts, Burnes has a 1.69 ERA with 14 walks and 37 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings. … Opposing hitters have a .167 average with no extra base hits off Burnes’ cutter in May. … Burrows, 25, was an 11th-round pick in 2018 by the Pirates. This will be his second career start and third appearance in the majors. … He faced the Brewers last week, giving up four runs in five innings, serving up a pair of home runs. … Burrows averaged 94.6 mph with his fastball. He also throws a change-up, curveball and slider.

Coming up

May 28: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (3-6, 5.25) vs. Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (3-5, 2.36).

May 29: Off.

May 30: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (5-2, 3.52) vs. Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (4-1, 3.42).

May 31: At Chase Field, 7:10 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (7-3, 3.90) vs. Nationals RHP Michael Soroka (1-3, 5.61).