OAKLAND, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout left Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Athletics after the fourth inning because of a stomach illness. Trout dropped a fly ball in center field for a three-base error in the fourth. Grant Green hit for Trout in the top of the fifth. Trout had earlier singled, stolen a base and scored. Angels pitcher Jered Weaver had a stomach bug Monday and Tuesday. He said he's ready to start for the AL West champions Friday at Seattle. Josh Hamilton (shoulder, chest, rib-cage injuries), who has missed 18 of the last 19 games, is expected to miss the Angels' final regular-season series against the Seattle Mariners but plans to return for the start of the playoffs. "There's no sense in me coming back and having the issue," Hamilton told reporters Tuesday. "I can just use the extra days and then play. I know you guys think, 'Well, he hasn't had any at-bats, how's he going to feel, blah blah blah.' It doesn't really matter." Hamilton said he hopes to take part in a simulated game before the start of the playoffs and expects to be able to play the field. Manager Mike Scioscia told reporters he would be comfortable starting Hamilton in the playoffs. "We'll see what we're presented with and where we are before making a decision," Scioscia said. "Ideally, we would like to get him some at-bats. But it's not like spring training, where he's been down for four or five months." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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