Josh Hamilton is in the No. 2 spot in the Angels' batting order for the third straight game Sunday. The Angels are hoping that the slumping Hamilton will see more fastballs with Mike Trout on base and Albert Pujols behind him. He had two doubles in nine at-bats out of the two-hole on Saturday. Hamilton is sporting an ugly .216/.278/.385 batting line for the season.

Josh Hamilton is not in Monday's lineup against the Astros. He's presumably getting a day off to rest his back. Mark Trumbo is making the start in right field Monday while Albert Pujols serves at the DH and Brendan Harris plays first base.

Josh Hamilton (back) is in Friday's lineup as the designated hitter. Hamilton missed his second game in the past three days Thursday due to back spasms, but he feels well enough to give it a go out of the DH spot. J.B. Shuck is starting in left field Friday.

Josh Hamilton was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to back spasms. It's the second time in three days he's sat out with the ailment. Hamilton said he felt fine during Wednesday's game, but the Angels have determined that he's not 100 percent. He doesn't seem likely to need a DL stint.

Josh Hamilton (back) is in the Angels' starting lineup on Wednesday night against the Dodgers. Hamilton was scratched from Tuesday's game due to back spasms. It was never a major concern for the Halos.

Josh Hamilton was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to back spasms. It appears to be a precautionary move, as the Angels are hopeful that Hamilton will be available off the bench. Hamilton is batting .290/.405/.677 with three homers over his last nine games.

Josh Hamilton launched his seventh home run of the season in a win over the Royals on Saturday. Look who is finally showing some signs of life. After batting .202 with two homers over his first 32 games this season, Hamilton has gone deep five times in his last 17 games. The veteran outfielder wasn't a good bet to match his production from Texas to begin with, but he's surely better than he has shown early on.

Josh Hamilton went 2-for-5 and hit a two-run homer off Aaron Harang on Tuesday. Before the homer, Hamilton hadn't driven anyone except himself since April 29. It gave him his first multi-RBI game since April 14. Hamilton, though, is hitting better in May than he did early on; he's batting .250 with four homers and four doubles in 68 at-bats.

Josh Hamilton has been scratched from Saturday's lineup against the White Sox. No word yet on the reason for his absence, but Hamilton has been playing through an illness for the last two weeks. Mark Trumbo is starting in his place in right field.

Josh Hamilton said after Monday's game that he has been playing through an illness for 10 days to two weeks. Hamilton left Monday's game with what was originally described as "lightheadedness," but he's actually been fighting it for a while and began taking antibiotics on Saturday to battle what he suspects is a respiratory infection. The struggling outfielder hasn't considered asking for a day off.