Valbuena is out of Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena will take a seat with Alex Wood toeing the rubber for the opposition. David Fletcher is slated to lead off and man the hot corner with Valbuena on the bench.

Valbuena is out of Thursday's lineup agains the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena will ride the bench for the second straight game, as the Angels face left-hander James Paxton in the series finale. He's batting .235/.297/.382 against lefties this season, so David Fletcher is set to man third base.

Valbuena is out of Wednesday's lineup against Seattle, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena will take a seat as the Angels face left-hander Marco Gonzales. David Fletcher is slated to bat leadoff and man the hot corner with Valbuena on the bench.

Valbuena is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

Angels manager Mike Scioscia will shield the lefty-hitting Valbuena from southpaw Alex Wood by giving David Fletcher a start at third base. The two infielders are likely to continue working in a platoon for the foreseeable future, with Valbuena handling the larger share of starts.

Valbuena started at third base and went 0-for-2 in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena has now started two consecutive games against right-handed starters, putting him on the strong side of a platoon at the hot corner with David Fletcher. Both players were receiving semi-regular playing time at the tail end of June, but Shohei Ohtani's return from the disabled list forced a time share at third. Valbuena hasn't done much to inspire fantasy owners this season (.211/.256/.354), but he does offer a bit of pop (nine homers) in a pinch.

Valbuena went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI in Wednesday's 7-4 win over Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena returned to the lineup against the right-handed Mike Leake after getting the day off against a southpaw Tuesday. Shohei Ohtani's return from the disabled list creates a bit of a log jam at third base between Valbuena and rising rookie David Fletcher. We thought Wednesday's starting lineup would shed light on the situation, but manager Mike Scioscia kept the suspense going by giving Ian Kinsler the day off, starting Fletcher at the keystone and keeping both players in the lineup. The Angels are scheduled to face a southpaw on Thursday, so Friday will be the next opportunity to see whether Valbuena is on the strong side of a platoon, or if the right-handed Fletcher is the club's starter at the hot corner.

Valbuena is not in the lineup versus Seattle on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

With left-hander Wade LeBlanc on the mound for the Mariners, Valbuena will head to the bench in favor of Albert Pujols. Since Shohei Ohtani was activated from the 10-day DL (elbow) prior to Tuesday's game, Valbuena may see less playing time moving forward, especially with David Fletcher settling in as the primary third baseman.

Valbuena is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

The season-ending shoulder injury Zack Cozart suffered earlier in June cleared the way for Valbuena to step in as the Angels' primary third baseman, but the 32-year-old has been unable to take advantage of the opportunity. He finished June with just 14 hits in 86 at-bats (.163 average), resulting in prospect David Fletcher poaching starts at the hot corner. Fletcher will draw his third straight start against a right-handed pitcher Sunday, while the slumping Valbuena is excluded from the lineup. If Fletcher plays well enough to cement himself as the everyday third baseman, Valbuena would still have a path to at-bats at first base, since the Angels would probably prefer to use Albert Pujols as their designated hitter as often as possible. Even so, Valbuena may have to settle for part-time duty until he puts together a few good games at the plate.

Valbuena is not in the starting lineup against Boston on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena will take a seat with left-hander Brian Johnson toeing the rubber for the Red Sox. In his absence, David Fletcher will man third base while Albert Pujols starts at first.

Valbuena is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Valbuena sits after going hitless in his last two games and hitting .154 over his last 11 (though he does have three home runs in that stretch). David Fletcher will start at third base in his place.