Angels' Goodwin ready for 発射 vs. Astros with Trout out
Brian Goodwin has big shoes to fill.
With チーム仲間 マイク Trout, a three-time American League 最高殊勲選手, on the paternity 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, Goodwin will likely be patrolling 中心 field when the Angels open a three-game series against the three-time defending American League West 支持する／優勝者 Houston Astros on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.
Goodwin, coming off a career year in which he 攻撃する，衝突する .262 with 17 ホームランs and 47 打点s, had a ホームラン and three 打点s Wednesday and 追加するd two 攻撃する，衝突するs Thursday in losses to Seattle to raise his season 普通の／平均（する） to .412.
"I've been sticking with my training regimen. I got to see a lot of stuff work last year, didn't forget what I did to get into that position," Goodwin told MLB.com. "Took it into the offseason, and the second offseason. I had more time to nitpick and get to the finer 詳細（に述べる）s of what I could do better and what would have the best 生産／産物 to come from it."
Goodwin has also been active off the field. He told reporters he 参加するd in 抗議するs last month in Washington, D.C., after the death of George Floyd in police 保護／拘留 in Minneapolis in May.
"It's an important 問題／発行する and is something that needs to be 演説（する）／住所d," Goodwin said. "And when you have the 行う／開催する／段階 to 演説（する）／住所 it, I feel like that you need to use it. And as of 権利 now, I have the 行う／開催する／段階, I'm in a position and I'll have the support from the Angels, so it will be a detriment to people who know me and my fans, and people 支援する home, for me to not take advantage of it."
As for those shoes?
Wednesday, Goodwin wore custom cleats, one blue and one yellow, to 支払う／賃金 尊敬の印 to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and rapper Nipsey Hussle, both of whom died in the past 16 months.
"It just felt 権利 to give them some 栄誉（を受ける） and 支払う／賃金 homage to them and what they meant to L.A., and me playing in L.A. 権利 now, I thought it was just the 権利 thing to do," said Goodwin, who went 支援する to his 正規の／正選手 red cleats Thursday.
権利-han der Matt Andriese (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is scheduled to make his first start for the Angels after pitching 5 2/3 innings of scoreless 救済 Sunday at Oakland. It will be Andriese's first start since Sept. 18, 2018 while with Arizona. He's 1-1 with a 6.14 in four career 外見s against the Astros, 含むing two starts.
権利-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 3.00) is 始める，決める to start for the Astros, who will be making their first road trip of the season. McCullers is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 career starts against the Angels.
McCullers said the team recently held a 会合 to discuss the importance of に引き続いて health 議定書s to 避ける 契約ing COVID-19 on the road.
It （機の）カム after an 突発／発生 の中で Miami マカジキs players and staff 軍隊d several teams to 延期する games.
"It's on us," McCullers said. "I'm not sure what the story is with Miami and how the ウイルス was 契約d and how it 肉親，親類d of spread. I see guys here 存在 very good and diligent about the 指導基準s and making sure they do the 権利 things. We're 確信して we can continue to have good 実験（する）ing and stay on the 権利 跡をつける."
--Field Level マスコミ
