Craig Gentry was left out of Saturday's lineup due to back stiffness, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Gentry was left out of Saturday's lineup due to back stiffness, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

Gentry has only been in the lineup once over the last week, with manager Mike Scioscia leaning on Rafael Ortega to play left field. It's unclear when Gentry's back started acting up, but he'll miss at least Saturday's game and his status going into Sunday's series finale against the Rangers is uncertain.