Angels’ Mike Trout leaves game with left knee soreness after trying to leg out grounder
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout left Wednesday’s game at Seattle with an apparent injury.
SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout left Wednesday’s game at Seattle with left knee soreness.
Trout was taken out of the game ahead of his at-bat in the fourth inning. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Jo Adell.
During Trout’s at-bat in the third, he tried to run out a ground ball to second base. He sprinted down the line and lunged toward first and was barely out. Trout stayed in the game on defence but was pulled the next inning.
After the game, Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters that Trout felt the soreness when he hit the bag, so they took him out as a precaution.
Trout said that his knee was already feeling better and that he will try to play on Thursday.
Trout has not missed a game this season, appearing in all 29 games, 22 of them in right field.
Trout appeared in 29 games last season before tearing his meniscus and missing the remainder of the season. He’s hitting .173 this season, with nine home runs and 18 RBIs.
