"The Bobby Abreu Angels fans have seen through four games isn't the one they remember from 2009. He's not hitting (3-for-15), he's not walking (one walk in 16 plate appearances), and he's not running (zero stolen bases).

But that's the way the first few weeks of the season have usually gone for the Angels' right fielder, and it doesn't seem like there's a whole lot he can do about it. In April, Abreu's OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) is nearly .7 lower than it is in any other month.

"Some guys get off to good starts. There's no trick to having a good start, but you can see it. Sometimes you make good swings; sometimes you make bad swings," Abreu said. "There's nothing that you can really control. I'm a slow starter. I don't know why. It just happens."

Thursday night in the series finale with the Twins, Abreu had four good at bats, driving the ball on a line to center and to right - before leaving the field 1-for-4."