Angels OF Trout out against Houston with wrist injury

Angels manager Mike Scioscia kept Trout out of the line-up against the Astros in the opener of their three-game series in Houston. Wilson uses the resin bag after giving up a solo homer Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Houston.

An MRI exam on the injured left wrist of Los Angeles Angels star Mike Troutdid not show any serious issues Tuesday, and he was upbeat he would return on Wednesday after missing a 10-5 loss to the Astros. Altuve then rounded first so aggressively that he lured the Angels defense into a timely rundown, enabling center fielder Jake Marisnick to score all the way from first base for a stunning 6-5 lead.

Facing a 4-1 deficit, the Astros were able to tie the game up in their half of the second inning on a two-run homerun off the bat of Chris Carter and an RBI single by Altuve. For Wednesday’s game the Angels start Garrett Richards who has allowed 98 hits and 42 earned runs while striking out 88 over 116.1 innings for a 10-7 record and a 3.25 ERA. The Angels hit everything early on, scoring a pair of runs in each of the opening two frames to grab a 4-1 lead.

McHugh (12-5) allowed seven hits and five runs with four walks in five innings for his third straight win. “It was supposed to be a sinker, and he hit it about 415 feet into the bullpen, so that was bad”. Houston is averaging 5.3 runs per game in 10 games since the Midsummer Classic. He finished with three hits.

Interim general manager Bill Stoneman gave more details on Trout’s injury when asked if newly acquired outfielder David DeJesus could see time in center field. He scored on a single by Gillaspie.

“Don’t anticipate anything, but we’ll wait for the results”, Scioscia said of the MRI.

Outfielder Matt Joyce was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list after colliding with Erick Aybar on Sunday. WHAT CAPPERS SAY: “Houston struck first as the major deadline trading season got underway, as it acquired LHP Scott Kazmir from the A’s for minor leaguers Daniel Mengden (RHP) and Jacob Nottingham (C)”.