HOUSTON -- Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was scratched from the lineup on Friday night after being hit by a pitch on the left elbow a night before.
Manager Joe Maddon said he expects Trout to return for Saturday's game at Houston.
The team said the three-time AL MVP had a bruised left elbow after being plunked in the fourth inning on Thursday night by Cristian Javier of the Astros. Trout exited in the bottom of the fifth.
Scott Schebler started in center field in place of Trout in the updated lineup.