David Freese has been held out of the lineup the last two days due to a left shin bruise, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Freese has been held out of the lineup the last two days due to a left shin bruise, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Analysis:

The Angels had provided little word on Freese's absence from the lineup the previous two days, but it appears he was concealing an injury. The shin bruise may compromise him in the field a bit, but Freese should still be available to come off the bench as a pinch-hitter, as he did Saturday. He supplied a two-run homer in the victory over the Astros.