Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
Final
Recap
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HOUSTON -- Mike Trout homered to launch what he hopes will be a bounce-back year, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a season-opening 3-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Trout also walked three times and played center field for the first time since April 2024. The three-time MVP played 130 games last season, his most since 2019 because of various injuries. Making his franchise-record 14th opening day start, the 34-year-old Trout broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning when he sent a 96 mph fastball from reliever AJ Blubaugh (0-1) 403 feet onto the train tracks in left-center. It was his fifth opening day homer, also a club record.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteHOU -185 · 62% to win
UpsetRun LineHOU -1.5
LAA coveredTotalO/U 8 · 3 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
9Hits3
2Home runs0
6Walks6
14Strikeouts9
1Stolen bases1
130Pitches thrown193
9Pitching strikeouts14
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo AdellRF-LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Schanuel1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Logan O'HoppeC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach NetoSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce TeodosioRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike TroutCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Oswald Peraza2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yoan Moncada3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh LoweLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose SorianoP | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Chase SilsethP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew PomeranzP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walbert UrenaP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan RomanoP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |