Angels' Justin Upton resting on Saturday afternoon

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton is not starting in Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics.

What It Means:

Upton will sit against his division rivals after Phil Gosselin was moved to left field and Matt Thaiss was picked as Saturday's starting first baseman.

According to Baseball Savant on 175 batted balls this season, Upton has produced a 12.6% barrel rate and a .233 expected average