The Angels were tied with Texas, 1-1, in Friday’s sixth inning at Globe Life Park. And then Mike Trout and Albert Pujols produced the power expected of them, and the Angels pulled ahead of the Rangers for a 6-3 victory. It was their fifth consecutive win.
Trout clobbered a go-ahead two-run shot in the sixth. After Texas tied it, Pujols golfed a three-run homer in the eighth, the 594th of his career.
Earlier, Angels leadoff hitter Yunel Escobar blasted Nick Martinez’s first pitch some 438 feet, far beyond the outfield wall to provide a run.