OC Register: Mike Trout belts 2 homers, including a grand slam, in Angels’ victory

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  Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun makes a catch during the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays in Toronto. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

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  TORONTO, ON – JUNE 19: Andrew Heaney #28 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on June 19, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

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  Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) steals second on a late throw to Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio (8) during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun (56) hits a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. Calhoun was safe at first on a error from Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Andrew Heaney throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) hits a two run homer against Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) hits a two-run homer against Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) rounds the bases after his two run homer against Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez as Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, looks on during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) celebrates his two run homer against Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez with teammate Tommy La Stella (9), who scored on the play, during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez hits a three-run home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy looks on during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. Toronto Blue Jays’ Freddy Galvis (16) and Danny Jansen scored on the hit. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez celebrates with Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Freddy Galvis (16) after hitting a three run home run as Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy looks on during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  TORONTO, ON – JUNE 19: Kole Calhoun #56 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hits a single in the third inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on June 19, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun (56) is out at third as Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.throws to first for the double play on Los Angeles Angels first baseman Justin Bour during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout hits a grand slam off of Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  TORONTO, ON – JUNE 19: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is congratulated by first base coach Jesus Feliciano #62 after hitting a grand slam home run in the fourth inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on June 19, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) celebrates with Jonathan Lucroy after hitting a grand slam off of Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam off of Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a grand slam off of Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez, right, is pulled from the game by Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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  Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is safe at second on a double after a late tag by Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press via AP)

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TORONTO — If he didn’t know it already, Aaron Sanchez is now sure that there’s not a good part of the strike zone to pitch Mike Trout.

Hitting pitches at the top and bottom of the zone, Trout blasted two home runs against Sanchez, powering the Angels to an 11-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Trout’s second homer was a fourth-inning grand slam that put the Angels on top for good, leading them to their seventh victory in nine games. The Angels (38-37) are now over .500 for the first time since they were 8-7.

Trout drove in seven runs for the first time in his career, thanks to his sixth career grand slam. It was also his 16th multi-homer game. He had three chances at the first three-homer game of his career, but he hit a flyout to the warning track in the sixth and struck out in the eighth. With the bases loaded again in the ninth, he smoked a 112 mph line drive single into left, driving in one more run.

Trout has now hit 10 homers in his last 19 games, giving him 22 on the season.

The Angels had just taken a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Tommy La Stella RBI double when Trout came to the plate. Trout worked the count full and Sanchez threw him a fastball at the top of the zone and Trout crushed it 420 feet, clanking it off the window of a restaurant above the second deck in left field.

When Trout came up again in the fourth, with the bases loaded and no outs, Sanchez got ahead of him with a first-pitch curveball for a called strike. He then threw a fastball at the knees and Trout golfed it 434 feet over the fence in center, for a grand slam.

Although the Trout-fueled offense gave him a cushion, Andrew Heaney could not even make it through the fourth inning.

Heaney allowed a three-run homer to Rowdy Tellez in the second, tying the score after Trout had given the Angels a 3-0 lead in the top of the inning.

In the fourth, just after Trout had hit his grand slam to make it 7-3, Heaney walked the first two batters. He still might have escaped that inning if shortstop Luís Rengifo had not bobbled a routine double play. Instead, Heaney gave up a two-out, two-run single to Eric Sogard, ending his night with five runs on the board.

Relievers Noé Ramírez, Taylor Cole, Cam Bedrosian and Justin Anderson collaborated on the final 16 outs, allowing one run.

More to come on this story.

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