Trout exits after ‘one thing felt uncomfortable’ in left wrist

SAN DIEGO — Things went from unhealthy to worse for the Angels of their collection opener towards the Padres on Monday night time.

Superstar Mike Trout left the sport within the eighth inning with a left wrist damage after fouling a ball again whereas going through right-hander Nick Martinez. It got here after the Angels struggled with runners in scoring place and the bullpen imploded. Trout departed with the Angels down by six runs in an eventual 10-3 loss at Petco Park.

Trout, a three-time AL MVP and 11-time All-Star, underwent additional testing after the sport, together with an X-ray examination, and appeared involved about his wrist. 

“Just took a swing and something felt uncomfortable,” Trout mentioned. “Just waiting on getting some scans and hoping for the best. I’m praying for the results to come back clean. But it doesn’t feel great. Hopefully, it’s just a sprained wrist.”

Trout, who stayed wholesome all season earlier than Monday, added that he’s by no means had a wrist damage, so he didn’t know what to anticipate.

“I can’t really describe the pain I felt,” Trout mentioned. “I’ve never felt that pain ever. I’ve never had wrist problems or anything. Just a freak thing.”

Trout, who was 2-for-3 with a stroll earlier than sustaining the damage, was changed by Mickey Moniak. Moniak struck out on the subsequent pitch, however as a result of Trout began the at-bat and left with an 0-2 rely, he was charged with the Ok and completed 2-for-4.

Trout, who was chosen as an All-Star for the eleventh time and as a starter for the tenth straight yr on Thursday, has been heating up on the plate, so it might be an enormous blow if he misses any prolonged time.

Trout, 31, has a slash line of .333/.438/.648 over his previous 15 video games, with 4 homers, three doubles and 7 RBIs. And now he’s in peril of lacking one other All-Star Game after lacking the earlier two as a consequence of accidents.

“That’s another thing,” Trout mentioned. “I’ve started to see the ball better. It’s just tough.”

Trout has slashed .263/.369/.493 with 18 homers, 14 doubles and 44 RBIs in 81 video games this season. His OPS of .862 is a step down from his otherworldly profession OPS of .994, however he labored to repair his mechanics in mid-June and had been trying extra like his outdated self.

The Angels may need to lean on their improved depth but once more, as they’ve additionally handled accidents to key gamers reminiscent of catcher Logan O’Hoppe, shortstop Zach Neto and infielder Brandon Drury. Veteran third baseman Anthony Rendon has landed on the injured record twice.

Jo Adell could be the highest candidate to get known as up if Trout lands on the injured record, and the outfielder has been having an unbelievable season at Triple-A Salt Lake. Adell hit his Minor League-leading twenty third homer of the yr on Monday and homered in his lone sport with the Angels this yr.

“We’ve talked all along about our depth,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “It’s been tested, and we’ve even added to it. We’ve lost some big pieces. We’ve talked about how it’s the next guy up. Same thing in this case — give somebody the opportunity to get more looks and get more bats depending on what the outcome of Mike’s tests are. So we’ll see how it goes.”

Trout’s damage got here on a irritating night time for the Angels. They racked up 14 hits and 6 walks however merely couldn’t convey them in, as their season-long struggles with runners in scoring place got here to the floor once more.

Situational hitting has been a supply of frustration for the Angels this yr, as their .332 group on-base proportion ranks fifth within the Majors and will result in extra runs being scored. But they’re hitting simply .246 with runners in scoring place, which ranks tied for twenty fourth among the many 30 MLB golf equipment.

The Angels couldn’t rating towards lefty Blake Snell by means of 5 innings regardless of seven hits and 4 walks and eventually broke by means of within the sixth with two runs. But the bullpen struggled, as relievers Victor Mederos, Tucker Davidson and Sam Bachman every gave up two runs to make it a rout for the Padres.

They had been additionally damage by not turning a double play within the first earlier than right-hander Jaime Barria surrendered a three-run homer to Xander Bogaerts. 

Nevin lamented each their lack of success with runners in scoring place and the defensive miscue within the first that price Barria three runs and roughly 15 pitches.

“We had a lot left on and just didn’t get the big hit when we needed it,” Nevin mentioned. “The game should have been a lot different.”