Through the first week-plus of 2023, Jake Lamb and Brandon Drury have done little to make up for the absence of Jared Walsh, who is on the 10-day injured list with headaches and insomnia.
ANAHEIM ― There have been more than a week’s worth of games in Major League Baseball. The “OPENING WEEK” graphic spray-painted in foul territory at Angel Stadium insists otherwise.
Through the Angels’ first seven games, the lefty/righty platoon of Jake Lamb and Brandon Drury combined for the lowest OPS – .414 –Lamb, a left-handed hitter, is 3 for 19 with a double and two walks to begin the season. Drury, the right-handed half of the tandem, is 4 for 24. He has yet to draw a walk through Friday while striking out seven times. Both went 0 for 4 in the series-opening loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Nevin praised Lamb for a hard-hit line drive Friday that was caught for an out. Statcast credits the veteran infielder with an expected slugging percentage of .340 compared to his actual .211, suggesting that Lamb is hitting better than his surface stats suggest. Drury’s expected slugging percentage of .281 suggests his struggles run deeper.
“He’s doing OK,” Nevin said of Walsh. “He feels like he’s making a lot of progress, getting some clarity on what’s going on. We keep in contact with him.”
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