Trout has 3 hits, including a home run, and Adell has two homers, to lead Angels past Red Sox 7-6
BOSTON -- — Mike Trout had three hits, including a three-run, 454-foot homer off the left-center field light stanchion in the Angels' six-run first inning on Monday night and Los Angeles held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6.
Zach Neto homered to lead off the game, and the Angels opened a 5-0 lead before before Red Sox starter Richard Fitts (0-3) recorded his first out. Jo Adell also homered in the first and added another solo shot in the sixth after Boston cut the lead to 6-5.
Jarren Duran had three hits for Boston, including a double to start the four-run fifth inning. Ceddanne Rafaela homered to make it 7-6 in the eighth.
Ryan Zeferjahn (3-1) was credited with the win, pitching a scoreless seventh inning and striking out two. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 11th save, getting Romy Gonzalez on a line drive to the warning track in right to end it.
Boston scored four in the fifth to make it 6-5 and loaded the bases in the sixth before reliever Reid Detmers got cleanup hitter Carlos Narváez on a slow chopper to third to end the inning.
Trout spent a month on the injured list with a bone bruise on his left knee. He returned on Friday and has gone 8 for 14 since then.
Neto's homer was followed by a walk, single, error and Trout's homer. One out later, Adell added a solo homer.
With hits in his first three at-bats, Trout reached 1,675 in his career, passing Tim Salmon for second all-time in franchise history. Garret Anderson is first with 2,368.
Boston RHP Brayan Bello (2-1) faces Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi in the second game of the three-game series.
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- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
- Third Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
2025 American League West Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 33 | 28 | .541 | - | L1 |
Seattle | 32 | 28 | .533 | 0.5 | L2 |
Texas | 29 | 33 | .468 | 4.5 | L2 |
Los Angeles | 28 | 33 | .459 | 5 | L1 |
Athletics | 23 | 40 | .365 | 11 | L9 |