Mike Trout continues his dominance with walk-off homer against Red Sox

We’ve reached a point in Mike Trout’s career where all we can do is laugh and shrug at everything he accomplishes on a baseball field.

Nothing he does surprises us anymore. That element went away a long time ago. But it seems not a game goes by where he doesn’t manage to amaze us at least once. Whether it’s a timely hit, a defensive gem or a ridiculous slide he made up at the last possible second, there’s always something to illicit that laugh and shrug born from pure astonishment. 

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Trout’s moment on Friday was about as dramatic as they come. Coming off his All-Star game MVP on Tuesday in Cincinnati, he was quiet early as Red Sox starter Wade Miley mowed through the Angels en route to seven innings of one-hit baseball.

But Trout wasn’t quiet in the ninth. Matched up against Red Sox closer Kojo Uehera, he delivered his third career walk-off home run to give the first-place Angels a rousing 1-0 victory. 

The matchup against Uehara has traditionally been a difficult one for Trout. He entered Friday’s at-bat 0-for-5 with three strikeouts against the veteran right-hander in his career. He’s not alone in those struggles, as Uehara has dominated many hitters with his splitter. However, Uehara may have gotten too cute this time, or perhaps overthought his approach too much.

Rather than attack Trout with his splitter after jumping ahead with his fastball, he came again with the heater and Trout was more than ready, reaching out and driving it well over the left-center field wall for the win. It’s one of those instances where losing a battle is difficult enough, but losing it with anything other than your best pitch makes it sting a little extra. 

Then again, given how Trout is rolling right now, there’s probably not a pitch in the world that can get him consistently. It’s chuck it and hope for the best.

The best did not come to Uehara on Friday. if there’s a silver lining, it’s the performance of Miley. Boston’s rotation has been in shambles all season, and with Clay Buchholz now out as well, they need guys stepping up quickly. For the Angels, C.J. Wilson was every bit as good in holding down Boston’s offense. 

In the end, though, they were just role players in Mike Trout’s latest moment.

We all are, really, and it’s not a bad spot to have. 

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813