Valencia went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBI in an 11-3 win over the Angels on Thursday.
Valencia had been mired in a season-long funk until April 25, when a two-hit effort against the Tigers kicked off what has been a 10-for-24 (.417) stretch over the subsequent six games. The veteran has smacked a double and all three of his homers during that span on the strength of an impressive 47.4 percent hard-contact rate. Valencia also has three multi-hit efforts in the last six games and has raised his average 76 points to .221.