Though the Los Angeles Angels were beaten 7-6 in a 12-inning thriller against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, Mike Trout finally ended a 29-game homerless stretch with the 399th home run of his career. The three-time AL MVP connected off Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller in the fifth inning, a solo shot that tied the game at 4-4 and was Trout’s 21st home run of the season . Expand Tweet

Trout had slumped at the plate earlier this year, hitting .235/.368/.426 across 116 games, including 92 as designated hitter after being sidelined from the outfield due to a bone bruise in his twice-surgically repaired right knee. Having spent part of the season sidelined with injuries , Trout still reached his 500th plate appearance of the season, a milestone he hadn’t hit s

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