Angels first baseman C.J. Cron entered the weekend with two homers in his last 27 games. He proceeded to bash a solo homer in three straight games as the Angels swept the Rangers.
Cron seems on his way to securing a regular spot in the lineup, especially with Saturday's release of Raul Ibanez.
"You don't really want to go a long period without seeing live pitching, and I did, but I prepared as if I was playing," Cron told MLB.com. "I think that helped me a lot getting back into it, and obviously, the more at-bats, the more pitches you see, the better you get."
Cron is hitting .286/.310/.536 with six homers and 18 RBI.