"Just how bad is the Angels' offense?

Torii Hunter was moved to the No. 2 spot in the lineup, a radical change manager Mike Scioscia made in an attempt to jolt an ineffective offense.

Hunter, who turns 36 next month, hadn't batted second since 1999 when he was with the Minnesota Twins.

"You've got to stir it up and do whatever you have to do," Hunter said. "He came to me and said I was in the 2-hole. Can you believe that? What do you think about hitting second? I said `What?' I thought about it for a minute and thought it was kind of cool stirring up the lineup like that.

"The last four days weren't fun at all. He's trying to stir it up and put guys in position they don't normally get in, like myself."

Scioscia told Hunter he was making the move before Wednesday's game.

Hunter had been batting cleanup most of the year, even though he isn't a true cleanup hitter, either.

The Angels are 25-27 with Hunter batting fourth and 4-6 with him batting third.

"I told Torii this might be one week or five years, I don't know," Scioscia said. "If this thing works, obviously we'll continue to move forward with it. We've been searching for so long for offensive chemistry that if you find it ...

"It's not too far from what we're asking guys to do."

Hunter wasn't the only one moved in a lineup that was top-heavy with changes."