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Mike Trout runs to a milestone as Angels defeat Athletics and end a four-game skid

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels grimaces in pain after being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning by Cristian Javier of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Houston.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout burnished his Hall of Fame resume on Saturday night, the Angels star racing home with a milestone run in the sixth inning that put him in some elite company in franchise and Major League Baseball history.

With the 1,000th run of his career against the Oakland Athletics, Trout joined Garret Anderson (1,024) as the only Angels to score 1,000 or more runs.

Trout, the three-time American League most valuable player, also joined Willie

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