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Mike Trout of the Angels' streak of consecutive games smashing a home run stopped at seven runs, one shy of the major league record, and the Cleveland Guardians defeated Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night. With three quick flyballs and a walk, Trout went 0 for three on the streets. The three-time AL MVP was on a home run for eight games in a row, set by Pittsburgh's Dale Long in 1956 and matched by Don Mattingly of the Yankees in 1987 and Seattle s Ken Griffey Jr. in 1993. Trout admitted that the prospect of chasing history had been on his mind during the game.

Mike Trout is just one game away from making history by winning a home run for the seventh straight game on Monday night. The Los Angeles Angels' slugger has been in fine form over the past month, defeating the Cleveland Guardians for his 35th homer of the year this week. That same batter also scored his seventh home run in as many games, taking him just one shy of the all-time MLB record of eight.