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Angels\u2019 Zach Neto, back, dumps Gatorade on Nolan Schanuel (18) after the Angels defeated the Mariners in baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Nolan Schanuel (18) reacts after the Angels defeated the Mariners in baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Mike Trout, left, looks down as trainer Mike Frostad, center, looks on and head coach Kurt Suzuki, right, walks after Trout is hit by a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Mike Trout reacts after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Jeimer Candelario, left, and teammates celebrate with Nolan Schanuel (18) after he hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to defeat the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Nolan Schanuel follows through on a swing after hitting a sacrifice fly to score Adam Frazier during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels pitcher George Klassen (58) throws to a Seattle Mariners batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Seattle Mariners\u2019 Leo Rivas follows through on an RBI single against the Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels pitcher George Klassen (58) reacts to an out during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Nolan Schanuel drops his bat after driving in a run against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Seattle Mariners\u2019 Cole Young celebrates with his teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run as Angels during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Adam Frazier follows through on an RBI single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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Angels\u2019 Zach Neto, back, dumps Gatorade on Nolan Schanuel (18) after the Angels defeated the Mariners in baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)\n<\/p>\n

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ANAHEIM \u2014 With his glove over his face as he walked off the field<\/a> Sunday, George Klassen could breathe in both frustration and relief all at the same time.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old right-hander made his major league debut as a late replacement for right-hander Ryan Johnson, who fell ill, and had to bob and weave through the early innings.<\/p>\n

It was far from the desired result as Klassen, who did not make it out of the third inning on 73 pitches, yet managed to show the fight the Angels hope will be a feature of his career.<\/p>\n

The Angels had the rookie\u2019s back, rallying back from three separate deficits to earn an 8-7 victory in 11 innings on a game-ending sacrifice fly from Nolan Schanuel.<\/a> Shaun Anderson (1-0) gave up an unearned run over two innings to earn the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike we were talking about in (the locker room), what a team effort,\u201d manager Kurt Suzuki said. \u201cWe focused on the little things in spring training. It\u2019s not going to be perfect, but we keep focusing. We stay the course. More times than not, I feel good about our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victory appeared to come with a price as Mike Trout departed in the eighth inning after he was hit in the back of the left hand by a Casey Legumina pitch. X-rays came back negative, with Trout listed day-to-day moving forward.<\/p>\n

The pitch off the hand came two days after Trout was hit in the shoulder by a 95-mph pitch from Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we know where they\u2019re trying to get me out, (on) fastballs up and in,\u201d Trout said, with his swollen hand in his left pocket. \u201cIt\u2019s just frustrating. If you can\u2019t control it up there, you shouldn\u2019t do it. So it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite five walks and three hits allowed, Klassen held the Mariners to two runs over 2\u2154 innings with four strikeouts.<\/p>\n

One of the top pitching prospects in the organization, Klassen gave up an ambush double to Luke Raley on his first major league pitch but avoided damage in the first inning. Trouble arose in the second inning with three walks to the first four batters, followed by a two-run single from Leo Rivas.<\/p>\n

In the third, a Josh Naylor bunt single and second walk of the game to Randy Arozarena had Klassen in trouble again, but he struck out J.P Crawford and got Cole Young to fly out to Trout at the base of the center field wall before he was removed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was super excited. It was a blast, and I had a lot of fun,\u201d Klassen said. \u201cObviously, some stuff happened, but overall, it was a great experience. There is always the want for more. I just had to go out there, give it my best and I had a lot of help from players and coaches over the spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Angels were even through three innings on a pair of RBI singles from Jorge Soler, went up 4-2 in the fourth on a run-scoring error by Seattle third baseman Leo Rivas and an RBI infield single from Schanuel.<\/p>\n

A three-run home run by Young gave the Mariners a brief 5-3 lead in the fifth before the Angels answered with a game-tying single from Jo Adell and went up 6-5 on an RBI single from Adam Frazier.<\/p>\n

The Mariners tied it in the ninth, getting a two-out RBI double from Cal Raleigh and a broken-bat RBI single from Julio Roidriguez off Sam Bachman. Both teams scored single runs in the 10th.<\/p>\n

The Mariners had the bases loaded with two outs in the 11th before Anderson struck out Raleigh to set up Schanuel\u2019s fly ball after a sacrifice bunt from Oswald Peraza moved Frazier to third base.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look back at the first 10 games or so, the team wins, (it\u2019s) the group, not just one guy,\u201d Trout said. \u201cDoing the little things, that\u2019s big and how you win some games. We have a great group in here with good chemistry and we\u2019re pulling for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adell\u2019s RBI hit came less than 24 hours after he robbed three potential Mariners home runs in a 1-0 victory Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt fired the guys up,\u201d Suzuki said Sunday. \u201cWe were talking about all spring, and again now, it\u2019s the camaraderie, the tightness in that clubhouse. Everybody really pulling for each other to do well, and it can definitely get you going in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klassen has more work to do to tap into the vibe.<\/p>\n

In five spring appearances (four starts), Klassen had a 6.43 ERA over 14 innings, but most of that damage came in the Freeway Series when he gave up five runs with four walks in 2\u2153 innings against the Dodgers. In his lone start at Triple-A Salt Lake, he gave up one earned run and took the loss.<\/p>\n

With two outings from the Angel Stadium mound now complete, including the Freeway Series, the Angels hope Klassen can join what they believe will be a wave of young pitching. In addition to Johnson and Klassen, the club has high hopes for Caden Dana, Walbert Ure\u00f1a and Tyler Bremner.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always had the stuff, and he was a lot more consistent in the zone and attacking hitters (in the spring),\u201d Suzuki said. \u201cSo we really liked everything that he did for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angels\u2019 Zach Neto, back, dumps Gatorade on Nolan Schanuel (18) after the Angels defeated the Mariners in baseball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,56,620,4,619,65,3235,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-665984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-los-angeles-angels","10":"tag-mariners","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-seattle","13":"tag-seattle-mariners","14":"tag-seattlemariners","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116356360389546533","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}