Today’s Mike Trout home run is another shot from his rookie season, with the Angels fighting for their playoff lives late in 2012.
The Angels were home on September 21, 2012, starting a three-game weekend set against the White Sox. Ervin Santana would strike out 11 in seven innings in this one. Jake Peavy started for Chicago.
Trout didn’t hit a home run in his previous 10 games, though he did have a .386 on-base percentage during that time. He doubled, walked, and scored once in three plate appearances against Peavy.