No Mike Trout, no problem for the Angels on Monday. Fellow outfielders Brandon Marsh and Jo Adell combined to drive in all six of their runs. The Marlins began their 2022 regular season with back-to-back-to-back closely contested games, but this one broke the streak.
I had been unfamiliar with umpire Nick Mahrley entering Monday night. He made his presence felt in the very first inning.
Even with Trout scratched from the starting lineup due to an upset stomach, Elieser Hernandez was laboring early. The right-hander thought he had tiptoed out of trouble in the bottom of the first after freezing Max Stassi on a 3-2 fastball that caught plenty of the plate.