Aoki sat for the second-straight game Friday, and the Giants have not reported any sort of injury to their usual left fielder. Manager Bruce Bochy has given Gregor Blanco starts in left field for two consecutive games, despite there being a right-hander on the mound both times. Aoki is mired in a mini-slump over his last 10 games (7-for-35), so Bochy may just be giving him a rest after a heavy workload early in the year. Now things become interesting for Aoki for a separate reason, as Hunter Pence (forearm) is expected to return from the disabled list Saturday, and Bochy has stated that he wants to keep Justin Maxwell's bat in the lineup. How Bochy handles his lineup Saturday and Sunday will give us a good indication of his plans with the outfield moving forward.