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Vintage Trout reappears during torrid stretch
- Updated: May 4, 2016
MILWAUKEE — It was only 15 days ago that Mike Trout came to bat in Chicago and the scoreboard read .220 next to his batting average. When he came to bat in Wednesday’s ninth inning, Angels starter Hector Santiago glanced towards Miller Park’s center-field JumboTron and saw that number at .317.
“What’s going on here?” Santiago thought, in the late stages of the Angels’ 7-3 victory over the Brewers. “Are they giving him extra points for every hit that he gets?”
No, Trout is just getting hot.
Over his last 14 games, the Angels’ superstar center fielder is batting .407 (22-for-54) with six home runs and 18 RBIs. His slash line has gone from .220/.333/.340 to .317/.400/.596. His OPS, .996, is suddenly the fifth highest in the American League.
Trout was a catalyst in …
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