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03/28 17:07 CDT Burnes brilliant in Baltimore debut, allows 1 hit as the
Orioles rout the Los Angeles Angels 11-3
Burnes brilliant in Baltimore debut, allows 1 hit as the Orioles rout the Los
Angeles Angels 11-3
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Corbin Burnes allowed one baserunner in a dominant debut for
Baltimore, and Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins both homered as the Orioles
began their AL East title defense with an 11-3 rout of the Los Angeles Angels
on Thursday.
Mike Trout hit a first-inning home run off Burnes, but the Angels managed nary
a peep against the new Baltimore ace after that. Burnes (1-0) struck out 11 in
six innings in his first start after the Orioles acquired the right-hander from
Milwaukee in an offseason trade.
Baltimore's Adley Rutschman, who had five hits and a walk on opening day last
year in Boston, started this season off with hits and the first and second
innings, then later drew a walk. He scored three runs and Santander drove in
four.
Santander hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Mullins added a three-run shot
in the seventh for the Orioles, who brought back a young core that won 101
games last year They figure to add another top prospect soon whenever infielder
Jackson Holliday comes up from the minors.
Baltimore also began a new era when David Rubenstein bought control Wednesday
from the Angelos family that had owned the team since 1993.
For the Angels, the future isn't nearly as rosy after the departure of two-way
star Shohei Ohtani in the offseason. Trout still can be an MVP-caliber player
if healthy, but Los Angeles wasn't competitive in this one. Patrick Sandoval
(0-1) got only five outs while making the start on opening day --- a role
filled by Ohtani the past two years. Sandoval allowed three earned runs and six
hits.
Baltimore scored twice in the first. Then Rutschman hit a two-run single in the
second and scored on Santander's sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.
TRAINERS ROOM
Angels: Los Angeles put RHP Sam Bachman (right shoulder inflammation) on the
60-day injured list, INF Michael Stefanic (left quad strain) on the 10-day IL
and RHP Robert Stephenson (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day IL. The
Angels selected the contract of INF Miguel San.
Orioles: RHP Kyle Bradish (right UCL sprain) and LHP John Means (left forearm
strain) started the season on the 15-day IL. Baltimore also put RHP Jacob Webb
on the paternity list, recalled LHP Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk and
designated OF Ryan McKenna and UT Tyler Nevin for assignment.
UP NEXT
The teams resume this three-game series Saturday. Baltimore's Grayson Rodriguez
starts against Griffin Canning.
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