Yasiel Puig, Justin Turner get a day off as Freeway Series begins.

Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner are not in the Dodgers’ lineup Monday, the first of four games this week against the Angels. It’s a routine day off for both players, manager Dave Roberts said, who will expect to see plenty of plate appearances the rest of this week.

For Puig, it’s a day to rest his body and his mind:

Roberts said that he couldn’t miss Puig’s frustration at times Sunday, when he went 0 for 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals:

Here’s what Roberts said about Turner:

And here is the Dodgers’ full lineup against the Angels and right-hander Matt Shoemaker:

Chase Utley 2B
Corey Seager SS
Howie Kendrick 3B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Yasmani Grandal C
Joc Pederson CF
Trayce Thompson RF
Carl Crawford LF
Kenta Maeda P

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.