Mike Trout hit his MLB-leading 16th home run of the season as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the struggling Texas Rangers 6-2.

Three-time American League (AL) MVP Trout homered in the fifth inning to give the Angels a 4-1 lead on Thursday – a 449-foot shot into the second deck.

Angels rookie Jared Walsh also homered for the third time in five games after his go-ahead three-run effort in the opening inning at Globe Life Field.

The Angels (18-27) are fourth in the AL West, five games adrift of the New York Yankees (22-21) in the race for the final playoff spot, while the Rangers (15-28) are last in the division.

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— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) September 10, 2020

A two-run homer from Carson Kelly helped the Arizona Diamondbacks top the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2.

Arizona's rare win over the Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Los Angeles franchise.

 

Freeman hits a pair in rally

Freddie Freeman homered twice for the National League (NL) East-leading Atlanta braves, who overturned a five-run deficit to beat World Series champions the Washington Nationals 7-6.

Brady Singer flirted with a no-hitter in just his ninth MLB start as the Kansas City Royals routed the Cleveland Indians 11-1. Singer carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning. He finished with eight shut-out innings on 119 pitches.

 

Cahill struggles

Trevor Cahill was charged with the loss in the San Francisco Giants' 6-1 defeat to the San Diego Padres. He pitched three innings, allowing four runs and five hits. He gave up back-to-back RBI doubles in the first inning before Manny Machado's homer in the third. San Francisco's five-game winning streak also came to an end.

 

Thursday's results

Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres 6-1 San Francisco Giants
Miami Marlins 7-6 Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Red Sox 4-3 Tampa Bay Rays
Kansas City Royals 11-1 Cleveland Indians
Atlanta Braves 7-6 Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics 3-1 Houston Astros
Detroit Tigers 6-3 St Louis Cardinals
St Loui Cardinals 12-2 Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs 8-5 Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees-Baltimore Orioles (postponed)

 

Orioles at Yankees

After Thursday's clash was postponed due to severe weather, the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees will meet in a doubleheader on Friday. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole starts game one, with Alex Cobb on the mound for the Orioles.