Trout’s HR, stellar Weaver help Angels edge White Sox

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CHICAGO — Jered Weaver kept the White Sox offense off-balance for seven innings, and Mike Trout launched a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Angels a 3-2 victory Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field and a split of this four-game series.

Weaver, whose velocity ranged from 65-85 mph, allowed one run on three hits, striking out two and walking two. That one run came via Melky Cabrera’s solo homer in the seventh, marking his first long ball of the season.

John Danks suffered the loss, yielding the two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out two and walked five, but the southpaw managed to pitch out of trouble until Trout got to him. Andrelton Simmons reached base with a one-out single in the fifth and was on the move when Trout connected on Danks’ 1-1 pitch. Despite the quality …

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