Dodgers' Yasmani Grandal: Sitting again Friday

Grandal remains out of the lineup Friday against the Rockies, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

There has been nothing to suggest an injury is in play, so it seems Grandal's second consecutive absence is simply due to the fact that the Dodgers are facing a second straight southpaw (Kyle Freeland). Grandal, a switch-hitter, is batting just .204/.278/.306 against left-handed pitching so far this season, while Austin Barnes is batting .289/.372/.553 against lefties.