Trout's Homer Guides Angels Past White Sox

By ESPN

 After a brief absence with a hamstring issue, Mike Trout undoubtedly has his legs under him.

Trout homered for the fourth consecutive game, helping the Los Angeles Angels top the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Monday night.

The Angels scored each of their runs via the long ball. Kole Calhoun hit a three-run homer to right in the fifth inning, and Trout followed with a drive to left. Martin Maldonado homered in the seventh inning.

Trout missed five games with the hamstring issue, then went hitless in his return. His homer streak started the next day.

Even Trout's teammates, who have been watching him do his thing for years, continued to be amazed by the two-time AL MVP.

"Unbelievable. What, first game didn't get a hit, and now he's back to Mike Trout," Calhoun said. "The guy, every day, he's going to amaze you with something."

It was the first set of back-to-back homers this season for Los Angeles. Trout became the first Angel to hit a home run in four consecutive days since Mark Trumbo in May 2012.

"I think he's comfortable in the box," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It took him a couple of at-bats to get in a flow. Mike's swinging it."

Angels right-hander Jesse Chavez (3-5) pitched seven-plus innings and Bud Norris got four outs for his eighth save. The White Sox put runners on first and second with two out in the ninth, but Kevan Smith struck out looking to end the game.

Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer for Chicago, and Tyler Saladino had an RBI triple. Mike Pelfrey (0-4) allowed four runs and three hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Leury Garcia hit a leadoff single in the fourth for Chicago's first baserunner. After Melky Cabrera lined out, Abreu hit a drive to right-center for his sixth homer.

Saladino's big hit made it 3-0 in the fifth, but the Angels responded in the bottom half. It was Calhoun's fifth homer of the season and No. 12 for Trout.

"It's unbelievable," Chavez said of Trout. "I mess with the guys all the time, `You guys have been spoiled.' I'm relishing every moment of it, watching him go in every day and do his work and the way he prepares and the way he goes about his business. It's bar none, hands down, the best I've seen."

Monday, May 15 Scoreboard

Cleveland 8, Tampa Bay 7

Houston 7, Miami 2

Atlanta 10, Toronto 6

Arizona 7, New York Mets 3

Los Angeles Angels 5, Chicago White sox 3

Seattle 6, Oakland 5

San Diego 6, Milwaukee 5 (F/10)

San Francisco 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Tuesday, May 16 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Toronto, 3:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

New York Yankees at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.