ANAHEIM -- At the main entrance to Angel Stadium, the Angels have six giant banners, each representing one of their key players. At the start of the year, one of those six banners was of Vernon Wells. But as the season progressed, with Wells struggling at the plate before thumb surgery put him on the shelf long-term, his poster was taken down, replaced by one of local boy Mark Trumbo. Now, as the season is in its most critical juncture, it's Wells replacing Trumbo in the lineup. Wells started in left field on Tuesday, marking his fourth start there this month and, more appropriately, the third time in the last seven games that the slumping Trumbo was on the bench. Wells has seemingly...
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