8 Justin Upton RF

Upton is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Manager Mike Scioscia will give Upton an early start on the offseason by withholding him from the starting nine in the season finale, allowing Eric Young Jr. to pick up a start in the outfield. Though he fell two stolen bases shy of supplying double-digit steals for the seventh time in his career, Upton once again proved to be a stable power source, cracking 30 or more home runs for the third straight campaign.

Upton went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run to help the Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Sunday.

The slugger is red-hot at the moment, as this makes four homers in five games to bring his total on the season up to 30. He's having an excellent age-31 season for the Angels, as this performance brought his slash line up to .263/.346/.478 through 502 at-bats.

Upton went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Saturday against the Mariners.

Upton took Erasmo Ramirez deep in the fourth inning and followed that up with another shot in the ninth against Edwin Diaz. The multi-homer game brought his season total to 29, and all but ensures that he will reach the 30 home run plateau for the third consecutive season.

Upton (concussion) will man left field and hit cleanup versus the White Sox on Friday.

Upton will return to the starting lineup after missing the past four games with a mild concussion he suffered last weekend. The outfielder was able to play catch Wednesday and participated in a successful workout Thursday, so manager Mike Scioscia felt comfortable putting him back in the field for the series opener in Chicago.

Upton (concussion) played catch Wednesday and hopes to return to the lineup Friday against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Upton sustained the concussion after an outfield collision last Saturday. The fact that the club didn't place him on the 7-day concussion DL was a positive sign that he wouldn't be held out too long. Fantasy owners should prepare for a potential return this weekend against the White Sox.