The game was over in the first inning. Los Angeles exploded for three consecutive home runs to stake an early 3-0 lead and never looked back in a 7-1 rout of New York at Yankee Stadium.
Reid Detmers dominated over seven innings, allowing just four hits and one run while striking out nine. The left-hander carried a 3.57 ERA into the game and earned his first win of the season, improving to 1-1.
The Angels wasted no time establishing control. Trout homered to center field 432 feet to open the scoring, followed immediately by Adell's 445-foot blast to center. Soler capped the historic first inning with a 399-foot home run to left field. Peraza added a solo shot in the fourth inning before Moncada delivered the knockout punch with a two-run single in the sixth and a solo homer in the eighth.
Ryan Weathers absorbed the loss for New York, surrendering five runs on five hits over five innings despite striking out 10 batters. His ERA stands at 4.29 after falling to 0-2. The Yankees managed just one run when Rice hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, scoring Grichuk.
Los Angeles snapped a one-game losing streak to improve to 8-9, while New York fell to 9-7 despite entering with a one-game winning streak.