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Starters get extra rest with off-days this week

ANAHEIM -- With off-days coming Monday and Thursday, the Angels had a number of ways in which they could realign their rotation. But, manager Mike Scioscia said Saturday, before the Angels met the Astros in the third game of a four-game series at Angel Stadium, that he's leaning strongly toward keeping the rotation in order, and letting all five starters benefit from extra rest.

"We're looking at a couple of things," he said. "Most games recently, we've got a lot of length [innings] from our starters. Most likely, we'll give them all time to rest and recover." That means left-handers C.