Trout’s Late Home Run Ignites Angels’ Offense in Victory Over Tampa Bay

Mike Trout (R) and third-base coach Eric Young celebrate Trout's home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., on April 15, 2024. Steve Nesius/AP Photo

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Mike Trout’s two-run home run highlighted a five-run, eighth-inning outburst Monday night, April 15, that gave the Los Angeles Angels a 7–3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Trout gave the Angels a 2–1 lead with his seventh homer, a 111.1 mph, 420-foot shot down the left-field line off Pat Maton (0–1). Matt Thaiss extended the Angels’ lead to 5–1 with three-run double.