ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Caden Dana became the youngest pitcher in Angels history to win in his major league debut, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday.
Taylor Ward extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a leadoff homer and Anthony Rendon added the go-ahead hit with a two-run single in the fifth inning.
Dana (1-0) allowed two runs on two hits in six innings. At 20 years, 259 days, the right-hander is the Angels’ youngest pitcher since reliever Francisco Rodriguez in 2002 and the youngest starter since Frank Tanana in 1973.
Luke Raley homered for Seattle, which fell to 5-4 since Dan Wilson replaced Scott Servais as manager on Aug. 22.
Bryce Miller (10-8) allowed three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Dana, who led Double-A with 147 strikeouts, appeared in the MLB Futures Game in July and is considered the Angels’ top pitching prospect. An 11th-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft, Dana was 9-7 with a 2.52 ERA in 23 starts for Rocket City before being called up Friday.
For the Mariners, Dominicans Victor Robles went 0-for-3 with one RBI and Julio Rodriguez went 1-for-4.
