Mike Trout homers, Angels beat Rangers 5-2 to win series

Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in the first inning to power the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, clinching the series for the Angels.

Trout’s blast, his 13th home run of the season and the 417th of his career, came after Zach Neto drew a leadoff walk. Neto later scored again in the fifth inning on a double by Nolan Schanuel, giving the Angels a 3-1 lead. Schanuel left the game after the hit with left calf tightness and was replaced at first base by Vaughn Grissom.

Oswald Peraza added insurance in the eighth inning with a two-run single, extending the Angels’ lead to 5-2.

Walbert Urena earned the win, throwing five innings and allowing one run on five hits while striking out six and walking three. Kirby Yates pitched a hitless ninth inning to record his first save of the season.

Nathan Eovaldi took the loss for Texas after allowing three runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out six and walking two. Eovaldi entered the game having surrendered just one run over his previous three starts covering 22 innings.

The Rangers scored their first run in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Ezequiel Duran. Alejandro Osuna went...