"All season long, the Angels' youth has helped them win games.

It doesn't take a die-hard fan long to remember rookie Mark Trumbo's season-saving home run against Texas or second-year center fielder Peter Bourjos' walk-off single to beat Chicago a few weeks back.

Perhaps no other young gun has put more games in the win column than rookie Mike Trout. He doesn't have many season-saving home runs or walk-off hits, but when he's in the lineup, the Halos get wins. They're 18-4 in his 22 career starts.

"For a young kid, what he's given to our club has been very tangible," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of MLB's youngest player. "He'll certainly keep getting opportunities."

The opportunity didn't come Tuesday, though. As versatile a player as Trout is - and he can play any of the three outfield positions - his name didn't appear on the lineup card.

Maybe Scioscia didn't want to jinx the Angels' hot streak with Trout in the lineup since wins against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez are hard to come by.

Trout was 1-for-3 against Hernandez late last month in a 2-1 loss to Hernandez and the Mariners."