Ohtani, Trout Homer to Lead Angels Past Royals 5–2

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, left, celebrates his home run against the Kansas City Royals with teammate Brandon Drury (23) during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Kansas City on June, 18, 2023. Reed Hoffmann/AP Photo

KANSAS CITY—Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back home runs to help the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals 5–2 on Sunday, June 18, in the finale of a three-game series.

It’s the sixth time this season, and 28th overall, that Ohtani and Trout have homered in the same game. The Angels are 6–0 this season and 20–8 overall when both players go deep.