San Francisco's Austin Slater receives Saturday off

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater is not starting in Saturday's contest against the Oakland Athletics.

What It Means:

Slater will watch from the bench after Joc Pederson was named Saturday's starting center fielder versus Oakland's Adam Oller.

Per Baseball Savant on 139 batted balls this season, Slater has recorded a 10.1% barrel rate and a .347 expected weighted on-base average.