ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 16th home run, a 449-foot drive into the second deck in left field, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 Thursday to avoid being swept in six games this season at new Globe Life Field.

Trout, a three-time AL MVP, homered in the fifth inning against Kyle Gibson (1-5) for a 4-1 lead. He has 38 homers against Texas, his second-most against any team behind the 46 he has hit against Seattle.

Angels rookie Jared Walsh homered for the third time in five games, a go-ahead, three-run drive in the first after Trout singled and Anthony Rendon walked with two outs. Walsh finished third in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League with 36 home runs last season for Salt Lake.

Los Angeles (18-27) remained fourth in the AL West, two games ahead of last-place Texas (15-28). The Angels are five