Cliff Pennington

Cliff Pennington on Angels' bench as they take on Boston

Los Angeles Angels infielder Cliff Pennington is not starting on Sunday versus the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Nick Franklin gets the start at second base, sending Pennington to the bench. He's slashing .246/.316/.303 over 136 plate appearances (53 games) this season.

numberFire's models project Pennington to record a .231 batting average in 88 remaining plate appearances over the rest of the 2017 campaign.