Mike Trout's first career walk-off homer lifted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, in the opener of a four-game series.
Holding a 5-2 lead, the Rays sent Grant Balfour to the mound in the ninth.
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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) runs to home against the Washington Nationals during the sixth inning at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2014. UPI/Kevin Dietsch | License Photo
He walked Hank Conger and pinch-hitter Efren Navarro before giving up an RBI single to Collin Cowgill. Brad Boxberger (0-1) replaced Balfour and Trout greeted him with a homer to left.
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