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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mike Trout accomplished something Wednesday night that no other major leaguer ever has, and it never even entered his mind.The Angels All-Star center fielder homered to back six strong innings from Jered Weaver in Los Angeles 7-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.Trout led off the fifth inning with his 18th home run to put the Angels up 7-0. It was the 157th homer for the 24-year-old, who moved past Chili Davis into sixth place on the franchise list.With his 100th hit, Trout became the first player to collect 100 hits and 15 home runs before the All-Star break four times before his age-25 season. Miguel Cabrera and Jimmy Foxx are the only other players to have accomplished the feat three times.Thats the first time Ive heard that, said Trout, who will start in center field for the AL in Tuesday nights All-Star Game. I just go out there and play my game. Im not going (up there thinking) I need one more hit for 100 hits.With the homer and walk in five plate appearances, Trout has reached base 33 times in his last 56 plate appearances.I feel good at the plate, he said. Im missing some pitches but its baseball. Its tough.Weaver (7-7) struck out five and gave up four hits, including Logan Forsythes seventh home run. It was only the second time in his last 14 starts Weaver has allowed one run or fewer.This is the best stuff I think weve seen Weave have, manager Mike Scioscia said.My stuff felt the same as it has all the time, Weaver said. It was a matter of locating and keeping those guys off-balance. I trusted my fastball more and my fastball location was pretty good.Evan Longoria had three hits for the Rays, who lost for the 18th time in 21 games.The Angels broke it open with four runs in the third off Rays starter Drew Smyly. After Jett Bandy, Andrelton Simmons and Yunel Escobar loaded the bases with singles, Smyly walked in the first run. Trout bounced into a potential double play, but second baseman Nick Franklins relay throw went wild, allowing two more runs to score on the first of three Tampa Bay errors. After Trout stole third base, Albert Pujols made it 4-0 with a sacrifice fly.Smyly (2-10) gave up seven runs, four earned, on eight hits in four innings. The left-hander is winless in nine starts since his last victory on May 16.Were not winning. I didnt pitch well. We didnt defend well. We didnt hit well, and it starts with me, Smyly said. Ive got to put up zeroes. I let it spiral out of control. Thats on me.With two hits, Escobar extended his hitting streak to 11 games.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: OF Shane Robinson was placed on the 15-day disabled list after being hit by a pitch on his right ankle, then rolling the same ankle Tuesday night . ... C Geovany Soto was scheduled to catch for Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday night, and Scioscia has not ruled out his activation for the weekend series at Baltimore.Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning in his first rehab start for Class A Charlotte. ... RHP Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) mixed in curveballs for the first time among his 35 pitches during his third session against hitters. ... RHP Brad Boxberger (left oblique) threw 15 pitches in his first batting practice outing. ... CF Kevin Kiermaier (broken left hand), who could return soon after the All-Star break, hit several liners off Whitley and Boxberger in his initial live BP session.MOVING DAYRays: LHP Dana Eveland was designated for assignment and RHP Dylan Floro had his contract purchased from Triple-A Durham. 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The defense had issues tackling and gave up a game-winning drive the final 90 seconds.The special teams had its share of breakdowns, leaving the offense buried in its own end most of the night.Some of it was first-game jitters, some of mental and physical errors.None of it had coach Rich Rodriguez too concerned.The things that we need to get fixed are fixable, Rodriguez said on Monday. Its not something like, oh gosh, this will be an issue all year. It shouldnt be. We can get `em fixed.Arizona entered its fifth season under Rodriguez with plenty of questions, particularly at quarterback and on defense.The Wildcats learned a few things in Saturday nights 18-16 loss to BYU in Glendale, but theres still a long way to go in knowing where this team stands.At quarterback, the race had been between junior Anu Solomon and sophomore Brandon Dawkins since the spring.Solomon was named the starter a few hours before the opener and was inconsistent against the Cougars.He was good at times, scrambling away from the constant pressure being brought by BYU and helped lead the Wildcats on a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives.Solomon held the ball too long at other times -- he was sacked four times -- had two costly interceptions and missed a couple of opportunities that might have gone for big plays. He finished with 213 yards on 20-of-30 passing and lost 20 yards on seven rushing attempts.He made some nice plays, but he also missed some plays that he normally would make, Rodriguez said. He saw the field well at times and other times he didnt see it as well as he has in the past.Rodriguez considered using Dawkins, a better runner than Solomon, a few times Saturday night, but circumstances -- particularly bad field position -- kept him from pulling the trigger.That wont happen for Arizonas home opener against Grambling State this Saturday or in the future.He (Dawkins) does bring a different element and can run and I would have liked to get him in there a couple of series, RRodriguez said.ddddddddddddGoing forward, we will be conscious of that.It didnt help that Arizonas offensive line had trouble with BYUs multiple defensive fronts early and its aggressive style throughout the game.One of the nations highest-scoring teams since Rodriguez arrived in the desert, the Wildcats had no points and minus-12 yards rushing on 13 carries in the first half before finding a rhythm in the fourth quarter.Things that in practice you do perfectly, easy things to do, we really didnt just execute well, right guard Jacob Alsadek said. Those things were the problems we had up front.Special teams added to Arizonas offensive woes.Because of inadequate kick returning, the Wildcats started most drives deep in their own end, including once from the 1 and another from the 2-yard line.Being cramped in its own end limited Arizonas offensive options and put the brakes on its usual fast-paced tempo. Usually one of the national leaders in plays per game, the Wildcats ran just 56 against BYU.Weve got to get better field position going forward, Rodriguez said. Were an explosive team, but to ask anybody to start two or three times at the 1-yard line is kind of tough.Arizonas defense, the weak part of the team since Rodriguezs arrival, was solid for most of the game, but wore down late.The small-up-front Wildcats allowed BYU running back Jamaal Williams to bull through them for 162 yards and let the Cougars march down the field quickly to set up Jake Oldroyds game-winning field goal in the closing seconds.Arizona also failed to create a turnover.People say youve got to get turnovers, but you cant just talk about how youre going to get turnovers, Rodriguez said. You get turnovers by aggressive play, confusion, making them uncomfortable and we didnt do that to them defensively. Weve got to create turnovers going forward.A lot to work on, yes, but as Rodriguez put it, the problems are fixable.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '