Angels' Trout still out due to injury

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout was not with the team for the opener of a three-game series at Chicago against the Cubs, but he still might make an appearance at Wrigley Field this weekend. Trout, who came away from Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a right groin strain, has not been placed on the injured list and could see action as soon as Saturday, according to manager Brad Ausmus.

"Yeah ... potentially," Ausmus told reporters Friday afternoon. "It's just going to boil down to what we find out today." Trout, who is batting .406 with five home runs in 12 games this season, did not play in Wednesday's series finale against the Brewers as the Angels completed a three-game sweep. The Angels, who are on a six-game winning streak, had Peter Bourjos in center field Friday.

Trout, a two-time MVP, insisted Wednesday that the injury is not serious, yet he remained in Southern California when the team left for Chicago. "It's just day-to-day," he said Wednesday. "There's no sense in going out there and trying to push it."

Trout has played in four career games at Wrigley Field, going 5-for-15 with an RBI. He was just 1-for-8 there in two games in 2016.