Red Sox's Sandy Leon: Out of Friday's lineup

Leon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Analysis:

Leon, who's hitting a stellar .386/.432/.625 over 29 games this season, will have the night off as Ryan Hanigan starts behind the plate for Boston. Leon has been used as Boston's go-to catcher as of late, so he'll likely return to the lineup for Saturday's contest.