ANAHEIM, Calif.—Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit consecutive homers in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels hung on for a 4–3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, April 23.
Trout also had two doubles for the Angels, who managed only one hit in the first five innings against Jordan Lyles (0–4) before the heart of their order unloaded on the Kansas City starter during a nine-pitch span.
Ward’s drive into the short left-field porch was followed by Trout’s fifth homer of the year and Ohtani’s 415-foot blast to center for his own fifth homer. Los Angeles hadn’t hit back-to-back-to-back homers since June 8, 2019….