Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seattle 10, LA Angels 3
When: 10:05 PM ET, Monday, March 31, 2014
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Temperature: 60°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Alan Porter
Attendance: 44152

Mariners 10, Angels 3:
Felix Hernandez struck out 11 in six innings, Abraham Almonte doubled home the tiebreaking run and Justin Smoak drilled a three-run homer as visiting Seattle trounced Los Angeles.

Hernandez (1-0) allowed three runs (two earned) and four hits while outdueling Angels ace Jered Weaver. Dustin Ackley added a three-run triple and four relievers combined for three scoreless innings as the Mariners prevailed in Lloyd McClendon’s managerial debut.

Weaver (0-1) was charged with four runs (three earned) and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat while going 2-for-4 in his first regular-season game since signing a six-year contract worth $144.5 million.

Weaver took a 3-2 lead into the seventh before Ackley singled with one out and Mike Zunino ended the right-hander's night by hitting a tying triple off the left-field fence. Almonte doubled to left-center field off Fernando Salas to give Seattle a one-run lead, Smoak belted a shot to right in the ninth off Kevin Jepsen to make it 7-3 and Ackley added a three-run triple later in the inning.

Trout smacked his two-run homer in the first inning and Pujols delivered a run-scoring double in the third to give the Angels a 3-1 lead. Kyle Seager doubled in Smoak in the sixth, but Logan Morrison was cut down at the plate to keep Los Angeles ahead.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Seattle 2B Robinson Cano went 2-for-4 and scored a run in his debut after signing a 10-year, $240 million contract as a free agent. … Angels hitting coach Don Baylor broke a bone in his right leg while attempting to catch the ceremonial first pitch thrown by former Los Angeles star Vladimir Guerrero and will undergo surgery on Tuesday. Guerrero signed a one-day contract with the Angels on Monday and announced his retirement. … Zunino and Ackley are the first Mariners’ players to triple on Opening Day since Spike Owen in 1986.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Seattle   LA Angels
Felix Hernandez Player Jered Weaver
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.1
11 Strikeouts 6
4 Hits 6
3.00 ERA 4.26
Hitting
Seattle   LA Angels
Justin Smoak Player Mike Trout
2 Hits 2
3 RBI 2
1 HR 1
6 TB 5
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Seattle 11 1 22 .306 14 11 10 8 1 1
LA Angels 6 1 10 .176 12 13 3 1 1 1