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Trout,
who entered Monday's game leading the AL with a .339 average, hurt his
finger diving back to second base in Sunday's game at Toronto. Los
Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said the rookie had trouble gripping the
bat during early batting practice and the team decided to give him the
night off. Scioscia did not know if Trout will undergo X-rays.
Trout
has sparked the Angels since he was recalled from the minors on April
28. The team is 37-21 since the 20-year-old came up. He also leads the
AL with 22 steals.
Peter Bourjos will start the series opener against Cleveland in center and bat eighth. Erick Aybar will move up from eighth into Trout's leadoff spot.
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