Mike Trout Homers To Power Angels To Season-opening Win Over Astros

HOUSTON — Mike Trout homered to motorboat what he hopes will beryllium a bounce-back year, starring nan Angels to a season-opening 3-0 win complete nan Houston Astros connected Thursday.

Trout besides walked 3 times and played halfway section for nan first clip since April 2024. The three-time MVP played 130 games past season, his astir since 2019 because of various injuries.

Making his franchise-record 14th opening time start, nan 34-year-old Trout collapsed a scoreless necktie successful nan seventh inning erstwhile he sent a 96 mph fastball from reliever AJ Blubaugh (0-1) 403 feet onto nan train tracks successful left-center. It was his 5th opening time homer, besides a nine record.

The Angels snapped an eight-game roadworthy losing streak successful play openers, starting 1-0 connected nan roadworthy for nan first clip since 2013.

Oswald Peraza deed an RBI azygous successful nan eighth and Nolan Schanuel homered successful nan ninth.

José Soriano (1-0) allowed 2 hits and 4 walks successful six innings while striking retired seven. Four relievers completed nan three-hitter, pinch Jordan Romano moving nan ninth to gain nan prevention successful his Angels debut.

Hunter Brown started for Houston and allowed 4 hits and 4 walks successful 4⅔ innings. He struck retired nine.

The Astros went 0 for 7 pinch runners successful scoring position while stranding 9 runners.

Houston designated hitter Yordan Alvarez whitethorn person been robbed of a location tally successful nan first inning because nan retractable tile astatine Daikin Park was closed. Alvarez deed a towering changeable toward nan correct section foul pole, but it ricocheted disconnected a horizontal rafter and landed successful foul territory.

It was ruled a foul ball. The Astros challenged, and nan telephone was upheld aft a review. Alvarez later struck retired swinging.

Up next: The teams resume nan four-game bid connected Friday, pinch lefty Yusei Kikuchi starting for nan Angels other right-hander Mike Burrows.