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Trout pulls off acrobatic slide to avoid tag

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ANAHEIM -- Mike Trout used an acrobatic slide to avoid being tagged out while advancing from first to third in the seventh inning of the Angels' game against the Twins on Saturday night at Angel Stadium.

With the Angels trailing, 3-2, Trout drew a two-out walk off right-hander Ryan Pressly to put runners on first and second for Justin Upton. Upton then tied the game by lining a single to left field to score Kole Calhoun from second. Trout was nearly thrown out at third on the play -- which would have negated the run -- but he pulled off a nice head-first hook slide to evade Eduardo Escobar's tag.