ANAHEIM -- "The Machine" continues to pass legends on his way to history.
Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols continued his climb up the all-time home run ladder Friday night, tying Harmon Killebrew for 11th all-time with his first-inning, two-run homer off of Oakland left-hander Eric Surkamp -- No. 573 of his career.
With Mike Trout on first base, Pujols turned on a 90-mph fastball right down the middle and launched it a Statcast-projected 443 feet over the left-field wall to give the Angels a 2-1 lead over the Athletics. It was his second-longest home run this season (448 feet), and the third-longest by an Angel.