PT TOMORROW: AL West—Deep Freese

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

We've already briefly noted several times in this space that Ian Stewart (3B, LAA) could get a real shot at jump-starting what looked like a dead career, particularly as Mike Scioscia juggles the LAA lineup in the wake of injuries. But that now David Freese's (3B, LAA) dreadful April has been compounded by nagging quadriceps strain, the door for Stewart looks wide open.

In the starting lineup at 3B Monday for the fourth consecutive game, Stewart is flashing his old power and showing no sign of the wrist injuries that have shelved him too often in the recent past. And a continuation of Stewart's performance entering Monday—.250 BA, but with 5 xBA out of his first seven hits —will extend his opportunity,...

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