The Marlins became the first team in Major League Baseball history to make the postseason and lose their first seven games to start the following season. They were winless during the seven-game opening homestand.
The Fish will go on the road for the first time in the 2024 season and face the St. Louis Cardinals followed by the New York Yankees. The Angels will have their home opener on Friday against the Boston Red Sox.
Marlins starting pitcher A.J. Puk made his second career start in the majors. Miami wore their powder blue jerseys for the second time in franchise history.
Los Angeles(4-2) raced out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Taylor Ward singled into right field and Luis Rengifo scored. Brandon Drury came up next and grounded out to second for Mike Trout to score.
The Angels made it 4-0 int he top of the third. Drury reached first on a fielding error for Aaron Hicks and Ward to touch home plate.
Miami(0-7) cut the deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the third. Josh Bell drove in Avisail Garcia with a base hit into center. Jake Burger followed with a single through the right side and Luis Arraez sprinted home.
It became a four-run cushion for Los Angeles in the sixth inning. Logan O'Hoppe knocked in Drury on a single into through the left side. Jo Adell then hit a sacrifice fly to right field which brought in Miguel Sano.
The Angels expanded it to 9-2 in the top of the seventh. Doral Academy High School grad Zach Neto doubled off the base of the left-center field wall to bring in Sano and O'Hoppe. Adell then scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Park Vista High School and Florida Atlantic University grad Nolan Schanuel.
The Marlins trailed 10-2 during the eighth inning. Ward socked a solo home run to center field on a 0-1 pitch for his third homer of the year.
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