Home runs like the ones Justin Upton and Jefry Marte hit for the Angels on Monday night are great, and so are 112.6-mph line drives, like the one Mike Trout rocketed into center field for a run-scoring single in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals.
A few free passes and a little luck never hurt, either, as the Angels discovered during a quirky three-run eighth-inning rally that broke a tie score and gave them a 9-6 victory before 32,553 in Angel Stadium.
With the score tied, 6-6, Royals left-hander Tim Hill walked No. 8 batter Martin Maldonado to open the eighth.