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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot.
The three-time AL MVP quickly obliged.
Hitting leadoff for the first time since 2020, Trout drove a fastball from Baltimore's Grayson Rodriguez off the auxiliary scoreboard above the wall in right-center field in the first inning to give the Angels an early 1-0 lead Tuesday night.
It was the sixth leadoff homer of Trout's career and first since Sept. 28, 2012.