Wednesday marked the 45th time in 49 games this season that the Angels had one of the most dynamic and dangerous hitters in baseball batting second.
So how come that with Mike Trout positioned so well, this team still has struggled to score runs recently?
Before Wednesday, only three AL teams had leadoff hitters who had scored fewer runs than the Angels had, and each of those clubs had a losing record.
Except for two games when Trout hit first, Ian Kinsler and Zack Cozart have shared the spot. Kinsler, the leadoff batter Wednesday, is hitting .