ANAHEIM, Calif. • With a leap at the center field wall, Angels uber-outfielder Mike Trout came within inches of stealing a home run from the player LA picked one spot ahead of him in the draft.
Inches.
But like the Angels always felt about Randal Grichuk, Trout came up short.
Grichuk's two-run shot in the top of the fifth inning keyed a four-run inning that has thrust the Cardinals out to a 6-0 lead against the host Angels. The Cardinals have 10 hits through five innings, and seven of them have gone for extra bases.