Mike Trout’s big league numbers, with the exception of his home-to-first times, are not off-the-charts — he entered Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners with a .241 average, five home runs and 14 runs batted in in 27 games.
But there is one statistic that is eye-popping: The Angels are 18-4 in games the 20-year-old outfielder has started.
“That’s just part of the Lore of Trout—or the Lure of Trout?” outfielder Vernon Wells joked after Monday night’s win over Seattle, pun intended.
Trout is a dynamic two-way player, a 20-year-old with speed, power, plate discipline and excellent defensive instincts, and he has injected some much-needed life into an offense that has averaged 6.6 runs, more than two runs above its season average, over the past 16 games.
Since being recalled from double-A Arkansas for the second time on Aug. 19, Trout is hitting .325 (13 for 40) with four homers, 11 runs and eight RBIs in 13 games.
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