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O’Hoppe had a pretty good two-week stretch in mid-June, but other than that, it’s been a miserable season to date. He’s batting .228/.290/.333 through 208 plate appearances. If he doesn’t really turn things around these next three months, the Angels might have to move on from him this winter.

O’Hoppe’s three-run homer extended the Angels lead to 10-4, and a solo homer by Nolan Schanuel would make it 11-4 an inning later. They did not win. O’Hoppe also singled twice to help improve his slash to a still-disappointing .244/.315/.369 with four homers on the campaign.

Jose Siri won the game by singling in automatic runner Nick Madrigal in the 10th. O’Hoppe’s homer off Peter Lambert was just his third in 45 games this season. The fractured wrist he suffered in April seems to have sapped his power, but it might be coming around now; since Monday, four of his five balls in play have been hit hard (not counting tonight’s sac bunt). Tonight’s homer left the bat at 107.7 mph and was projected at 423 feet.

O’Hoppe is back behind the plate after sitting out a pair of contests over the weekend. The 26-year-old backstop was held out for precautionary reasons after being hit in the head during a home-plate collision during last Friday’s contest against the Rangers. The positive news is that he cleared concussion protocol and didn’t suffer a serious injury on the play.

O’Hoppe was checked for a concussion after a plate at the plate during Friday’s win against the Rangers, and he’s not going to start Saturday’s contest. Sebastian Rivero will handle catching duties in O’Hoppe’s absence.

O’Hoppe was run into at home after having to go up the line to retrieve a throw. The Angels can ill afford to lose him again with Travis d’Arnaud also on the IL, but if it happens, Omar Martinez will be recalled to serve as Sebastian Rivero’s backup.

O’Hoppe exited Friday’s game against the Dodgers with left wrist irritation, but the 26-year-old backstop is good to go for the middle game against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Angels manager Kurt Suzuki told reporters O’Hoppe was removed from Friday’s series opener as a precaution after experiencing pain in his left wrist, which is the the same one in which he suffered a small fracture last month. Suzuki added that O’Hoppe did not require X-rays. The 26-year-old backstop could be headed back to the injured list if the discomfort doesn’t subside this weekend. There should be a clearer picture of his status before the Freeway Series concludes this weekend.

As anticipated, the 26-year-old backstop will rejoin the Angels prior to Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers. O’Hoppe had been shelved since April 25 due to a fracture in his left wrist. He returns to a .205/.323/.256 slash line with just one home run and eight RBI through his first 93 plate appearances on the season.

The 24-year-old backstop had been with the Angels for the past week to add depth behind the plate while Logan O’Hoppe was sidelined. He went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in his limited action with the Halos. O’Hoppe is expected to be activated from the injured list on Friday to take his place on the active roster.