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Albert Pujols and Mike Trout together provided enough offense to beat the Blue Jays on August 24, 2016, in Toronto. Mike Trout scored the first run of the game in the first with a solo shot to left field. Two pitches later, Albert Pujols followed up with a home run of his own to give the Angles a 2-0 before Toronto had an opportunity to bat. With that home run, Pujols passed Marck McGwire and took sole possession of 10th all-time for career home runs. The Angels scored three more runs in the second inning and were up 4-0 when Mike Trout came up to bat. On the third pitch of the at-bat, Marco Estrada threw this ball 87.4 MPH to Trout, who hit it sharply to third baseman Josh Donaldson. Trout beat the throw for a single, the 879th hit of his career. This single moved Kole Calhoun to second base, who a few batters later would be driven home for the fifth run of the game by C.J. Cron. The Blue Jays would manage two runs later in the game, but it would not be enough, as Los Angeles would win 8-2. Despite this win, the Angels remain in last place in their division, 20.5 games behind Texas.