Rendon homers in season debut, Angels rout Mariners 10-2
ANAHEIM (AP) — Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer and reached base three times in his Angels debut, and Albert Pujols added his 657th career homer in Los Angeles' 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Rendon's homer to left field in the eighth inning brought home Mike Trout and capped an encouraging home opener for the Angels, who got their second win after losing three of four in Oakland to start the shortened season.
"Whenever you have a game like we just had where the offense is clicking, everyone says that hitting is contagious, and it really is," Rendon said. "Once you get that one guy going ... it just had that tumbleweed effect tonight."
The Angels' new $245 million third baseman went 1 for 3 with two
