Jo Adell

Adell delivered a hard-single up the middle with two outs in the ninth, plating Brandon Drury. Julio Rodriguez might well have thrown Drury out had he been manning center field, but Victor Robles made a mediocre throw up the third-base line and Cal Raleigh failed to hold on to the ball, not only allowing Drury to score but also permitting Zach Neto to race around for an insurance run. Adell also walked tonight. He's hit in seven straight to improve to .199/.270/.399 for the season. We wouldn't call that good, but it's quite a bit better than what Mickey Moniak is doing, which could be big with Mike Trout set to return this weekend. It also might be moot by next week, since a Taylor Ward trade would keep both Adell and Moniak playing fairly regularly.

Adell's homer came off Austin Voth after Ryne Stanek left due to injury. He drove in five of the Angels' 11 runs in the team's three wins over the Mariners the last three days. Perhaps his seven-week slump is finally coming to an end, though now he'll have to avoid the rust that comes with four days off. He finishes the first half at .190/.255/.399 in 291 plate appearance.

It's been a tough couple weeks for Adell, after showing some extremely promising signs at the outset of the year, as he's batting .185 (17-for-92) with three homers and one steal over his last 30 games. He's also struck out a whopping 29 times during that span. It's possible he'll never make a sustained breakthrough in the contact department, but he's still capable of putting together hot stretches where he looks like one of the most impactful power/speed combo contributors in the fantasy landscape.

Adell will sit out his second straight contest due to a respiratory virus. The 25-year-old might not be back until after the All-Star break, but we're not ruling out a return at some point this weekend.

Angels' manager Ron Washington told reporters prior to the game that Adell is dealing with the same illness that sidelined Brandon Drury last week. If that's the case, it might be a few days before Adell is able to give it a go again. Kevin Pillar will start in his place and will bat cleanup for the Angels on Wednesday evening against Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers.