Twenty-year and 95 days old rookie shortstop Jurickson Profar becomes the youngest player in 55 seasons to start a major league career with a home run when he goes deep off Seattle’s starter Hisashi Iwakuma in the Rangers’ 4-3 loss at Safeco Field. In 1958, Lou Klimchock accomplished the feat for the A’s at the age of 18 years, 348 days.

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Twenty-year and 95 days old rookie shortstop Jurickson Profar becomes the youngest player in 55 seasons to start a major league career with a home run when he goes deep off Seattle’s starter Hisashi Iwakuma in the Rangers’ 4-3 loss at Safeco Field. In 1958, Lou Klimchock accomplished the feat for the A’s at the age of 18 years, 348 days.

The Angels win their 8th straight game, defeating the Royals, 5 – 2, completing a four-game sweep. The Royals have a 2 – 0 lead in the 7th, but the Angels score three times in the bottom of the frame, highlighted by Josh Hamilton’s home run, and tack on a pair of insurance runs in the 8th. Jerome Williams is the winner over Wade Davis.

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The Angels win their 8th straight game, defeating the Royals, 5 – 2, completing a four-game sweep. The Royals have a 2 – 0 lead in the 7th, but the Angels score three times in the bottom of the frame, highlighted by Josh Hamilton’s home run, and tack on a pair of insurance runs in the 8th. Jerome Williams is the winner over Wade Davis.