Trout’s 3-run homer powers Angels’ rally previous Toronto, 9-5

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels rejoice homers by placing a celebratory hat on the top of the hitter when he returns to the dugout, and Shohei Ohtani picked out fairly the brand new chapeau for this season: A samurai helmet product of steel and weighing a number of kilos.

The Halos’ heavy hat obtained loads of motion of their first residence victory of the season.

Mike Trout hit a three-run homer within the fifth inning, and Los Angeles roared again from a four-run deficit for a 9-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night time.

Ohtani doubled and scored within the fourth earlier than Trout capped a four-run rally within the fifth by homering in his second straight sport for the Angels, who’ve gained 5 of seven. Hunter Renfroe hit his first homer for the Angels and drove in three runs, whereas Luis Rengifo additionally homered within the fifth.

“We’ve got a really good chance of hitting the ball really hard this year, so we’ve got to keep going and stay healthy,” Renfroe stated.

Both Trout and Renfroe had been stunned by the load of the samurai helmet, which already broke the stand on which it was sitting within the Angels’ dugout. Renfroe figured he hadn’t worn a hat that heavy since he performed soccer.

PHOTOS: Trout’s 3-run homer powers Angels’ rally previous Toronto, 9-5

“They’re having fun with it,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin stated of the helmet. “I like to see it on them, for sure.”

Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman hit two-run homers within the third for the Blue Jays, whose four-game successful streak ended. George Springer additionally homered, but it surely was Toronto’s solely run within the closing six innings.

Anthony Rendon had two singles and drove in a run within the Angels’ $245 million third baseman’s return from a four-game suspension for a confrontation with a fan in Oakland final week.

“We swung the bats well,” Nevin stated. “Really nice having Anthony back in there.”

Tyler Anderson yielded three homers and 5 runs in his residence debut with the Angels, failing to final 5 innings for the primary time in 22 begins since June 9 with the Dodgers. Jaime Barria (1-0) escaped a jam within the fifth for Los Angeles.

José Berríos (0-2) gave up six hits and 4 earned runs whereas pitching into the fifth for the Jays, decreasing his ERA to 11.17.

“Really good start, really strong stuff, and then got hurt with some pitches in the middle of the plate,” Toronto supervisor John Schneider stated of Berríos. “José is going to be a big part of what we’re doing this year and beyond. If his stuff was down, it would be a little bit concerning, and that’s absolutely not the case. He’s going to get on a roll.”

After pitching six scoreless innings final week in his first begin since agreeing to a $39 million contract with the Angels, Anderson gave up seven hits and two walks. The late-blooming lefty allowed 5 earned runs in solely considered one of his closing 16 begins for the Dodgers through the 2022 All-Star marketing campaign that led to his free-agent deal down the I-5 in Anaheim.

Anderson stated his efficiency was “not great. … They had a good approach and made some good swings on some mistake pitches.”

A day after hitting a decisive three-run homer within the seventh inning of Toronto’s 4-3 victory, Bichette had an extra-base hit in his sixth consecutive sport at Angel Stadium whereas Toronto obtained 4 consecutive one-out hits off Anderson within the third.

Chapman’s homer was his eleventh at Angel Stadium. He went to highschool in Orange County after which performed at Cal State Fullerton, just some miles away.

Springer hit his first homer main off the fifth, however the Angels took a 7-5 lead within the backside half on the third homer of the season by Trout, who hit Adam Cimber’s pitch to nearly precisely the identical spot as his homer on Friday night time.

“When I’m out there, I feel like I’m the best player out there,” Trout stated. “I’ve had that confidence since I was a kid.”

ON THE FARM

Jo Adell has homered in 5 consecutive video games for Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels’ promising former first-round choose started this season within the minors after going up and down over the previous three seasons.

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