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Angels' Trout bats leadoff for first time since 2020, homers in first at-bat against Orioles

Apr. 24, 2024 01:50 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles. The three-time AL MVP quickly obliged. Hitting leadoff for first time since 2020, Trout...

Trout hits first leadoff homer since 2012, Angels beat Orioles 7-4 to snap 5-game skid

Apr. 24, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit his first leadoff home run since 2012, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Zach Neto had two hits and drove in two runs as the Angels’ six through nine hitters...

RBI singles by Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward in the 9th inning lead Angels beat past Rays 5-4

Apr. 17, 2024 22:48 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit run-scoring singles off struggling closer Pete Fairbanks in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Wednesday night. The victory came a day after after Tampa Bay scored twice with two...

Mike Trout's 2-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in the 8th as the Angels top Rays 7-3

Apr. 15, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Trout's two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday night. Trout gave the Angels a 2-1 lead with his seventh homer, a 111.1 mph, 420-foot shot down the...

Reid Detmers, bullpen limit Boston to 3 hits, Angels beat Red Sox 7-0

Apr. 12, 2024 22:54 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Reid Detmers allowed three hits over 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and Taylor Ward matched a season high with three RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Friday night. “He kept them off balance all night,” Angels manager Ron...

Caballero's homer, 2 early runs on a wild pitch send Rays to a 4-2 victory over the Angels

Apr. 10, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — José Caballero homered, Tampa Bay scored two runs on a wild pitch in the first inning, and the Rays wrapped up their road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Tampa Bay has won four of five after losing the first game of the trip...

Trout hits 6th homer but Rays beat Angels 6-4 behind Caballero and Paredes

Apr. 10, 2024 01:30 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — José Caballero had three hits and two RBIs, Isaac Paredes homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Tuesday night despite Mike Trout’s sixth home run. Harold Ramírez also drove in a pair for the Rays, who have won three of four. ...

Mike Trout's homer, RBI triple back Tyler Anderson's dominant start in Angels' 7-1 win over Rays

Apr. 09, 2024 00:55 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit his fifth homer and added an RBI triple, and Tyler Anderson pitched seven-plus innings of four-hit ball in the Los Angeles Angels' 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Taylor Ward had three hits and drove in three runs for the...

Mike Trout eyes '20-plus' steals while playing with freedom under new Angels manager Ron Washington

Apr. 05, 2024 21:39 PM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout broke into the majors as a true five-tool player who stole 49 bases during his first full season with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012. Trout stole 24 bases as recently as 2018, but the three-time AL MVP didn't steal that many in the next five...

Trout homers twice, Angels rally to beat winless Marlins 7-4

Apr. 01, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Mike Trout hit two solo homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Monday. Trout’s second shot — a 473-foot blast in the sixth — landed in the walkway high above the wall in left-centerfield. It was...