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    Mike Trout collects four hits in Angels’ victory

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    Mike Trout went 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored Sunday in the Angels’ 4-3 win over the Giants.

    It was quite the unusual day for Trout, who didn’t have anything close to a hard-hit ball. His exit velocities on a liner, a grounder and two shallow flies were 82, 64, 78 and 73 mph, but that was good enough for his first four-hit game since Apr. 26, 2021, when he went 4-for-5 against the Rangers. He last went 4-for-4 on Aug. 15, 2019 against the White Sox. The performance raised his average from .237 to .247, which is the highest he’s been since mid-May.
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    Trout has raised his average 10 points with six singles the last two nights. It’s the first time since 2018 that he’s had back-to-back three-hit games and the second time ever that he’s had back-to-back games with three singles; the only other time that happened was as a rookie on June 8-9, 2012.
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    All three hits for Trout were singles up the middle. The future Hall of Famer has now driven in 44 runs, which says more about the hitters that bat behind Trout than anything else. It’s his first multi-hit game in August, and hopefully for fantasy managers/people who like watching historic baseball players succeed, not the last.
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    Trout’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a solo shot off MacKenzie Gore in the first inning. Trout has two home runs in his last four games. Maybe he’ll continue to pop home runs down the stretch of the season, but with his average at .237 with 42 RBI and eight steals, it’s fair to question Trout’s fantasy profile at this point in his career.
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    Trout got off to a strong start, but March and April have been his best months by far. Things have only slipped further in August, with his strikeout rate well north of 40 percent in a small sample. Worse, the Angels’ lineup doesn’t surround him with much help, limiting his opportunities for counting stats. He has 19 homers this season but only 41 RBI. He stole five bases through April but has just three since. Trout is talented enough to go on a heater down the stretch, but serious environmental concerns cap his upside.
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    Trout also drew a walk, and he came around to score a run on a double by Jorge Soler. The future Hall of Famer is now hitting .245/.392/.456 on the season. It’d be wonderful if he played on a team that was even kind of relevant, but it’s nice to see Trout playing quality baseball even if it’s for a franchise that is going nowhere.
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    The lineup: CF Trout, DH Yordan Alvarez, C Shea Langeliers, 3B Junior Caminero, SS Bobby Witt Jr., RF Cody Bellinger, 1B Ben Rice, LF Riley Greene and 2B Ernie Clement. Langeliers’ placement is odd, given that he’s hitting .186/.261/.362 since May 15, but then he did go 6-for-12 with three homers in his one series against the Blue Jays this year. That’s probably what manager John Schneider remembers.
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    Trout has gone 1-for-9 with a home run and three RBI in a pair of games since returning from the injured list earlier this week. He sat out Friday’s series opener in Minnesota. The 34-year-old generational talent will make an appearance in next week’s All-Star Game in his hometown of Philadelphia, which is a fun storyline heading into the Midsummer Classic. It’s his first appearance in the game itself since 2019.
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    Trout started each of the first two games since returning from the injured list on Wednesday, so the Angels will give him a breather on Friday night as they ease him back into a full-time workload. Expect him to start the remaining two games over the weekend. Josh Lowe will slide over and cover center field on Friday night while Wade Meckler starts in left field and will bat eighth against Twins’ right-hander Zebby Matthews.
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    Trout returns to Los Angeles’ lineup at DH and hitting second against the division-rival Rangers on Wednesday night following a three-week absence recovering from a right hamstring strain. The 34-year-old generational talent has delivered 17 homers and seven steals in 74 games this season. The most exciting development here is that Trout will be ready for next week’s Midsummer Classic in his hometown of Philadelphia. It’s his 12th career All-Star selection and first appearance in the actual contest itself since 2019.
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    Trout continues to make solid progress from the hamstring issue that has seen him miss a little over two weeks. The hope is that the 34-year-old future Hall of Famer will be back in action this week, with Trout mentioning Saturday that his hope is Tuesday or Wednesday. He was voted an All-Star starter, and it seems likely he’ll be participating in that event even with the injury.

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    Ketel Marte is away from the club dealing with personal matters, reports Francys Romero of Beisbol FR.

    Romero adds that Marte, who was placed on the restricted list by the Diamondbacks after failing to show up to Fenway Park for Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox, doesn’t have an estimated return date at the moment. It’s a complicated situation and fantasy managers should brace for the possibility that Marte is away from the club for an extended period. There should be a definitive update from the Diamondbacks on his status relatively soon.
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    Dane Myers slugged a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning, propelling the Reds to an eventual 6-5 walk-off victory over the Cardinals in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader.

    Cincinnati was down to their final out when Myers came off the bench to take Cardinals reliever Peter Strzelecki deep for an equalizing homer. The 30-year-old went deep in both games of Monday’s twin bill with his heroics in the nightcap setting up teammate Elly De La Cruz’s walk-off single in the 10th inning.
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    Jordan Walker went 3-for-5 with a stolen base as the Cardinals to the Reds in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader.

    Walker notched his ninth three-hit performance of the season, while also picking up his 17th stolen base of the season in the process. The 24-year-old former top prospect has put it all together after struggling for a couple seasons at the outset of his big-league career. He’s blasted 24 homers and is three steals shy of joining the exlusive 20-homer, 20-steal club. That’ll work.
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    Rhett Lowder was charged with four runs over 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Cardinals on Monday.

    Lowder authored the longest start of his professional career, helping to spare Cincinnati’s bullpen during the nightcap affair of a twin bill at Great American Ball Park. The 24-year-old gave up eight hits, including a solo homer to Iván Herrera. He finished with five strikeouts and also issued two walks. He’ll close out a two-start week with a road matchup against the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
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    Andre Pallante gave up four runs over six innings in a no-decision against the Reds on Monday.

    Pallante got the ball for the second game of Monday’s doubleheader and managed to somehow keep the ball in the yard, despite allowing 10 hits across six frames. He struck out five and only handed out one free pass. He gave up an early run before silencing Cincinnati into the sixth inning before surrendering three runs on hits from Michael Toglia and Héctor Rodríguez in the frame. He’ll face the Phillies to wrap up a two-start week on Saturday.
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    Yandy Díaz went 2-for-3 with a solo homer on Monday, leading the Rays to a 7-6 win over the Orioles.

    Díaz clubbed a game-tying solo shot off Orioles starter Brandon Young in the third inning and wound up reaching base safely in four of his five plate appearances out of the leadoff spot. The 35-year-old on-base machine is just two round-trippers shy of reaching the 20-homer mark for the third time in the last four seasons.
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    Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBI in a loss to the Rays on Monday.

    Encarnacion-Strand was a one-man wrecking crew in this one, connecting for a two-run homer against Rays reliever Tyler Wells in the fifth inning. It was his sixth round-tripper in 24 games since returning to the big leagues last month. The 26-year-old former top prospect has seemingly carved out a semi-regular role against left-handed starters and should continue playing regularly over the final six weeks.
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    Coby Mayo went 2-for-5 with a solo homer on Monday in a loss to the Rays.

    Mayo crushed a gargantuan 468-foot moonshot off Rays lefty starter Shane McClanahan to kick off the scoring in the second inning. It was his 16th big fly of the season. The 24-year-old former top prospect continues to do serious damage against left-handed pitching. He’s been finding ways to get into the lineup between the infield corners and DH over the last couple weeks.
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    Pete Alonso went 2-for-5 with his 28th home run of the season in Monday’s loss to the Rays.

    Alonso took former Orioles reliever Tyler Wells deep for a fifth-inning solo shot. The power-hitting 31-year-old has gone deep five times in his last eight games as he continues to inch closer to eclipsing the 30-homer mark for the sixth consecutive season.
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    Bryan Baker recorded a five-out save against the Orioles on Monday.

    Baker was tasked with converting a multi-inning save opportunity for the first time this season, ironically against his former organization. He managed to secure the final two outs of the eighth inning with Tampa Bay leading by one run at the time. He came back out for the final frame and managed to work around a two-out single from Christian Encarnacion-Strand to preserve the win. The 31-year-old journeyman leads the majors with 35 saves in 38 opportunities while also compiling a microscopic 1.47 ERA and 55/16 K/BB ratio across 49 innings of work.