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Angels drop struggling Josh Hamilton out of cleanup spot
Teams have been pitching around Albert Pujols to get to Josh Hamilton, so the
Angels have dropped Hamilton to No. 5 in the lineup tonight after using him
in the cleanup spot for each of the first 17 games.
That could be partly due to facing a left-hander in Derek Holland, but if
Hamilton were hitting well the handedness of the pitcher probably wouldn’t
be much of a factor. Instead he’s just 12-for-68 (.176) with 23 strikeouts
and a .570 OPS, and manager Mike Scioscia prefers Mike Trumbo behind Pujols.