ANAHEIM -- It wasn’t yet another homer, but Mike Trout came through in a big way for the Angels with a two-run, bases-loaded single as part of a four-run rally in the seventh to lift the Angels to a 6-5 win over the White Sox on Saturday night at Angel Stadium.

Trout had homered in his previous two games, helping him match his career high with 41 blasts, and came up to the plate with the bases loaded, one out and the Angels trailing by three runs. Trout didn’t disappoint in the clutch, as he roped a first-pitch fastball from Chicago's Evan Marshall into left for a two-run single. Trout doesn't swing at the first pitch very often, but when he does, he has plenty of success. He’s hitting .429 (15-for-35) with four homers, four doubles and nine RBIs on first pitches this season.

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Trout, though, only smiled and gave a coy answer as to why he decided to jump on the first pitch from Marshall.

"You know, sometimes I feel good and I swing,” Trout said. “I don't know. Just got a pitch to hit and got a base hit. I can't tell you."

Trout was known for being passive early in his career, but he has become a bit more aggressive on first pitches in recent years. He's a career .409 (106-for-259) hitter on first offerings in his career, so it’s paid off when he’s decided to pounce.

“I couldn’t tell you if that was planned,” Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. “Every once in a while, Mike does go out of his comfort [zone] at the plate. He doesn’t swing at a lot of first pitches, he doesn’t swing at a lot of 3-0 pitches, but if he thinks he can take advantage of something, he will come out of that comfort zone at times.”

Luis Rengifo started the rally in the seventh with a leadoff walk before Shohei Ohtani delivered a one-out pinch-hit single to center. Marshall then relieved lefty Jace Fry to face David Fletcher, but walked him on four pitches to set the stage for Trout’s two-run single. Trout now has 96 RBIs on the year, which is one off Boston’s Rafael Devers’ American League lead of 97, and he said he’s starting to feel better at the plate after an 0-for-11 skid that ended with a four-hit game on Thursday.

"It's close,” Trout said. “Still, sometimes it doesn't feel right. The last few games here, it's gotten a little better.”

Trout, who is the favorite for the AL MVP Award, is aiming to reach 100 RBIs for the third time in his career -- the two times he’s reached that mark he’s won the award. Trout led the AL with 111 RBIs in 2014 en route to his first MVP Award, before notching 100 RBIs in '16 to earn MVP honors for a second time.

After Trout’s double, Justin Upton smoked a hard-hit grounder down the left-field line that third baseman Ryan Goins couldn’t handle, which was ruled a run-scoring error that tied the game at 5. Upton, who has showed positive signs of late, also homered in the third off former Angel Hector Santiago and has four blasts over his last 10 games.

“It should've been a double,” Trout said of the ball hit by Upton that was ruled an error. “Good to see him hit the ball the other way. When he starts to hit the ball the other way, he's J-Up. He didn't really have a spring to work. It took him a little bit longer than expected, but he's fine.”

After the White Sox elected to intentionally walk Kole Calhoun, Albert Pujols struck out before Brian Goodwin gave the Halos the lead by drawing a five-pitch walk against Marshall. It was another impressive plate appearance from Goodwin, who homered in the second off Santiago and has quietly put together a solid second half, hitting .286 with four homers, 10 doubles and nine RBIs in 25 games.

“It ain’t easy, I can tell you that,” Goodwin said. “I’m just trying to stay close to coaches and teammates, get the same work in day in and day out.”