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First MoveIt differs between pick and place, but they are similar. For picking MoveIt adds a Step between 1 and 2 and after 3. In these steps, you can define an approach and retreat movement in which the robot moves in a linear motion to make sure to not touch the object in an unforeseen movement.

You can find an example here.

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