TuesdoLinks: Trout Dances at Marte Party

Well, howdy ho, spots fans. On a night when Nick Tropeano did his very best to pitch batting practice to the Kansas City Royals, the Angels bats came alive themselves. Trop struck out only 2 batters in the first three innings as the Royals sent a total of 16 guys tot he plate. 7 of those guys reached base. 3 of them actually scored. Nick got through a clean 4th, but not the 5th. The 5th went thusly: double, walk, fly out, wild pitch, double, Alex Gordon being Alex Gordon (K), Tropeano departure.

But the LAA bats were alive and well. Some unusually so. Jefry Marte was 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI, the latter being a 6th-inning solo home run. The Angels were actually down 3 times in…