Giavotella is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
Giavotella will be on the bench for the fourth time in six August games, and with the Angels not in contention for the playoffs this season, we could see manager Mike Scioscia spread the starts at second base around over the final two months. The 29-year-old has failed to distinguish himself across 355 plate appearances this season, putting up a .269/.296/.389 slash line to go with six homers and four stolen bases.