Mike Trout Just Hit His 5th Homer of the Series and the Yankees Can't Stop Him

Mike Trout went absolutely nuclear at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, and the Yankees had no answer. The Angels' designated hitter homered for the fourth straight game to close out a dominant four-game series, crushing the Yankees 11-4 and leaving New York in the dust with a solo shot in the seventh inning.

This wasn't just any homer, either. Trout went deep five times across the series, joining an incredibly exclusive club. Only three other players in baseball history have done that against the Yankees: Jimmie Foxx in 1933, Darrell Evans in 1985, and George Bell in 1990. That's company you dream about when you're a kid swinging in your backyard.

Trout Was Unstoppable All Series Long

The numbers tell the real story here. Trout went 6-for-16 in the series while also drawing three walks, including an intentional pass. He scored three runs. This wasn't one hot game followed by cooling off. This was sustained, relentless punishment at the plate. His final homer came off Angel Chivilli on a 2-2 changeup that Trout sent into the left field bleachers, putting the Angels up 7-4 at that point.

The Yankees couldn't contain him even when they tried to pitch around him. One of those walks came from Max Fried after Trout had already drawn a walk earlier in the game. That intentional pass set up Jo Adell's grand slam in the eighth inning off Ryan Yarbrough, which put the exclamation point on the whole series.

Angels' Bats Keep Hitting at Historic Pace

The Angels' offensive explosion goes beyond just Trout's heroics. Oswald Peraza, the former Yankee, also went deep. Adell's grand slam was his fourth career slam. These numbers add up fast. Los Angeles now sits with an American League-leading 32 home runs through early April.

The Yankees got some scoring too. Aaron Judge homered in the first, and Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run shot in the third to give New York a brief 3-2 lead. Ben Rice also connected. But it wasn't nearly enough. The Yankees have now lost seven of their last nine games, and performances like Thursday show exactly why.

The Angels' pitching staff got the job done too, with Sam Aldegheri earning the win. Max Fried took the loss after allowing five runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings.

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