Overview

• Trout attributes his struggles to a mechanical flaw that disrupted his head position and pitch tracking, saying his eyesight is fine.
• He says recent adjustments feel like a lasting solution after earlier fixes proved temporary.
• Entering the final homestand he is hitting .229/.357/.415 with 22 homers and 59 RBIs, career lows for a full season, after reaching his 400th homer and 1,000th RBI.
• He plans to tone down his leg kick with two strikes, cut his strikeouts, rehab his left knee, and move from designated hitter back to right field.
• Left-hander Reid Detmers reports no structural elbow damage and expects a normal offseason without Tommy John surgery.