Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout finally homered Thursday night in Seattle, ending a career-long 28-game homerless drought that put him one shy of reaching 400 for his career.
Trout launched his 399th homer, sending a 3-2 fastball from Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller over the left-center-field wall to tie the score at 4-4 in the fifth inning. Seattle went on to win 7-6 in 12 innings.
It was Trout's 21st homer of the season, and his first since Aug. 6, a span of 125 plate appearances. Trout admitted that reaching the 400-homer milestone had been on his mind in August.