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After Bryce Harper feasted on the Boston Red Sox Friday at Fenway Park, LA Angels rookie outfielder Mike Trout went to work against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

Nine innings and one Angels 7-2 victory later, Trout found himself just a few at-bats short of qualifying for the American League batting title race.

With his 3-for-4 performance against the Rockies, Trout is batting .340 (50-for-147). He also has five home runs and 22 RBI to go with nine doubles, three triples and 11 stolen bases. Trout’s OBP/SLG/OPS is .398/.544/.942.

In the last 10 games, Trout is batting .439 (18-for-41). He has six multi-hit games to just three strikeouts. In June, Trout is hitting .500 (14-for-28) with a .531/.643/1.174  line.

Pretty impressive numbers for this 20-year-old, to say the least.

For the record, Trout’s teammate Mark Trumbo is batting .330 (60-for-182). This is good for third in the AL behind Paul Konerko (.361) and Josh Hamilton (.338). Trumbo’s numbers are also impressive. In 50 games, he has 12 homers with 31 RBI. He also has 14 doubles and a .379/.615/.994 line. Only Hamilton and Joey Votto can boast a higher slugging percentage.

Could baseball fans be watching the early stages of an AL East batting race between two teammates?

Surely, it is too early to tell.

But for Angels fans, watching Trout and Trumbo develop into stars has to be exciting.

As an MLB writer, it will be fun to watch these two ballplayers to see if they can shock the baseball world.  

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In the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim top prospect Mike Trout showed why the team was so keen on bringing him up to the majors in favor of the recently-released Bobby Abreu.

In the home-half of the fifth inning, Trout stepped up to the plate with one out against Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek.

Although Drabek has been excellent early on this season, he has had but one issue—he’s been somewhat prone to the long ball.

Prior to his start against the Angels, he had allowed four home runs through 30 innings.

That being said, Trout sent the 1-0 pitch over the left-center wall to give the Angels a 2-1 lead. (See the video here.)

Colby Rasmus gave chase and looked to have an opportunity to make a play, but the ball ended up clearing well over the wall.

The home run came at a good time for both Trout and the Angels. Trout had been hitting just .182/.250/.227 with no homers or RBI prior to the contest, and only had four hits in 22 at-bats.

The Angels have been struggling to get the big hit so far this season, and Trout provided them with the spark they needed against the Jays.

With Albert Pujols watching the game from the dugout for the first time in his young Angels career, Trout gave the Angels something hey had been searching for all season long—clutch hitting.

This certainly won’t be the last time we see Trout hit one out of the park, as he is one of the most promising prospects in recent memory in all of baseball.

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