Joe Saunders' wife, Shanel, gave birth during Saturday's game to an eight-pound girl, Matea. However, the lefty will not start today, instead Dustin Moseley will pitch on three-days' rest.

On Wednesday, Moseley allowed three runs on six hits in six innings, walking three and striking out three. He is 5-5 with a 5.88 ERA in Class AAA and a 1-3 mark with a 7.85 ERA in seven games with the Angels.

"Joe has been up close to 20 hours we need to let him rest," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "It doesn't make sense to fly up (today) and have him try to pitch. We'll probably use most of our guys, so we don't have to extend Moseley."

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