Johnny Giavotella surpassed his career-high in home runs for a season on Saturday. The 28-year-old Angels second baseman is hitting for more power than he ever had at baseball’s highest level.
His fourth-inning blast off Oakland reliever Ryan Dull was just his fifth home run of the season, but in his 59th game. He had four in 129 games a year ago, and four in the first 125 games of his career over parts of four seasons for Kansas City.
He’s also doubled more often. Remarkably, his .405 slugging percentage is higher than Albert Pujols’ .