Joc Pederson won't be in the Dodgers lineup again Saturday, as Manager Don Mattingly said he wanted to give the slumping rookie center fielder a mental break.
Pederson also didn’t play the previous day in the series opener against the Angels.
"As much as anything, he gets a chance to watch the game," Mattingly said. "A lot of times ... you see so much more when you don't have to try to perform. It's just a day to let everything calm down. He's able to do some work and not try to use it right away."
Pederson batted only .