DENVER -- A difficult season for Mike Trout and his Los Angeles Angels team came with a historic benchmark Saturday.
The three-time American League Most Valuable Player and 11-time All-Star hit his 400th career home run in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies .
The 485-foot solo shot to left-center field off a 98 mph sinker from Rockies reliever Jaden Hill extended the Angels' lead to 3-0 , the final score. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak.
"It's one of the things coming into the season that was on the list," said Trout, who entered the season with 378 career homers. "I'm just happy it's over. I'm enjoying it, obviously. It sucks the family wasn't out here, but they watched it on TV. My boys back home, my two sons, and my wife got to see it on TV. My buddi