MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Right-hander Jered Weaver returned to the mound after missing about two weeks with a neck injury to throw five solid innings and Mike Trout homered in his second straight game as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday.
Weaver, whose injury was diagnosed as degenerative changes in the cervical spine, gave up three earned runs on five hits and struck out two in his third start. He gave up a home run to Bruce Maxwell for Oakland’s first run in the third inning.
Trout, hitting third, hit the first pitch from left-hander Sean Manaea over the fence in right-center field. Trout also had a run-scoring single in the fourth and stole a base.
The A’s pulled to 5-3 in the fifth, but the Angels broke it open with five runs in the eighth.