ARLINGTON -- Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Park on Friday night. The Angels have now won five straight, while the Rangers have lost three of four.
The home run, coming off Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress in a tie game, was Pujols' third of the season and the 594th of his career. It also gave him 1,838 RBIs, passing Ken Griffey Jr. for 15th all time and one behind Ted Williams.
It came after Jeffress, with one on and one out, walked Mike Trout on four pitches.