Caden Dana He became the youngest pitcher in Angels history to win in his debut in Major Leagues as the Los Angeles team came from behind to defeat 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.
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