OAKLAND – Three hits on Saturday weren’t enough to get C.J. Cron into the Angels lineup on Sunday.
Manager Mike Scioscia said he wanted to start Jefry Marte, who was hitting .326. Although Cron has had two three-hit games this week, he still hadn’t been hitting as well as Marte over the larger sample of a couple weeks. Cron is hitting .265.
“This is one of the few times we have depth on the offensive side,” Scioscia said. “We are going to have guys fighting for at-bats. It’s good for the team. We definitely want to see Jefry and C.