Wells' two homers perk up Halos in Seattle

JustinVerlander35 · Jun 14, 2011

Vernon Wells accepts his struggles in the game. He even welcomes them.

"I don't mind struggling. Struggling is something you learn a lot from, as an athlete and as a person,'' the Angels left fielder said. "Eventually, it makes you better."

Eventually arrived Monday. Wells broke out of his season-long slump with a pair of home runs and three RBIs as the Angels opened a season-high 12-game road trip with a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

It has been a difficult 2 1/2 months for Wells, who came over the winter in a trade and a hefty contract. He hit just .171 in April then landed on the disabled list May 10 with a right groin strain.

He came off the DL on June 7 only to be greeted with boos from the home crowd.

"I've heard my share [of boos]," he said. "That's the way society is now. You see what [Miami Heat's] LeBron James is going though for a simple game of basketball. We have to live with it as athletes. [But] it drives you. It makes you want to get better."

Wells spent most of Monday studying his films from last season to figure out why he was missing pitches he should be hitting. He made an adjustment in his batting stance -- standing more straight up -- and worked on it in the cage and batting practice. For one game at least, it clicked.

There is not an abundance of positive data to work with yet, but manager Mike Scioscia believes things are changing for Wells.

"Obviously, there's a lot of production you can get out of Vernon that hopefully we're going to get as the season moves on," Scioscia said. "Coupled with a good game he had a few nights ago and hitting the ball well [Sunday], hopefully he's found his rhythm and starting to square some balls up.
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