ANAHEIM -- Johnny Giavotella let out a primal yell in the vicinity of right field as he jogged towards second base in Tuesday's fifth inning. He had turned on a hanging slider and lined it over the left-field bullpen for a three-run homer, pushing the Angels' lead to four and registering his first extra-base hit in 47 at-bats -- against the Royals team that drafted him, no less.
So he yelled as he rounded the bases, yelled some more when he saw C.J. Cron and Carlos Perez waiting for him beyond home plate, yelled again as he made his way into the dugout.