"He's performing well, leading off the game," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "In the fifth and the sixth; whenever. He's swinging the bat really well right now. I don't think where he's hitting, or what inning it is, is factoring in changing his approach right now."
Facing a 2-0 count in the first, Dickerson connected on a 93.3-mph two-seamer on the third pitch he saw from Angels starter JC Ramirez.
Going oppo, Dickerson drove the ball 394 feet into the left-field stands to tie the game at 1. His 12th home run of the season had an exit velocity of 101.