DENVER (AP) - Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run, Kyle Hendricks pitched seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Saturday night.
Trout reached the milestone in the eighth inning when he hit a 485-foot solo homer to left-center field off Rockies reliever Jaden Hill to extend the Angels’ lead to 3-0.
The three-time American League MVP had just one home run in his previous 36 games. After the game, the fan who caught the homer met up with Trout to hand the future hall-of-famer the ball.
As a thank you, the fan received autographed bats from Trout, but the former squeezed in one request – to play catch with the 3-time MVP.
Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel also homered for the Angels, who snapped an eight-game losing streak. Ward’s home run was