ARLINGTON -- Mike Trout needed a game to rest his legs as the designated hitter on Tuesday, so right-handed power hitter C.J. Cron sat against a lefty. Johnny Giavotella, the 5-foot-8 second baseman with 10 home runs in 290 career Major League games, batted fifth. And the four hitters behind him -- Carlos Perez, Gregorio Petit, Rafael Ortega and Shane Robinson -- had combined for a lifetime batting average of .243.
The result: One run and seven hits, with none of them coming amid seven at-bats with runners in scoring position.