Zach Neto Gets Rest Day; Oswald Peraza's Hand Better but Out of Angels Lineup
Per Rhett Bollinger, Neto is physically fine and simply resetting, while Peraza's hand is feeling better but he remains out of the lineup.
Zach Neto is out of the Angels lineup for a rest day, not due to any physical issue, per Los Angeles Angels beat reporter Rhett Bollinger. The shortstop is described as fine and simply getting a day to reset.
Oswald Peraza, who left a game earlier this week with a left hand contusion, is not in the lineup either. Bollinger notes his hand is feeling better, though whether his absence is precautionary or reflects a lingering limitation is not addressed in the report.
What to watch
Peraza's hand bears monitoring. The contusion that forced him out of a game is trending in a better direction per Bollinger, but he has not yet returned to the lineup, and the timeline for his full availability remains unclear.
Neto's situation carries no such uncertainty — nothing in Bollinger's report suggests anything beyond routine maintenance.
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