HOUSTON (Interstat) — José Soriano and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Thursday afternoon as the Los Angeles Angels opened their season with a 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.

Soriano earned the win, striking out seven over six dominant innings. Mike Trout provided an early lead with a solo home run. The Angels added single runs in the eighth and ninth, with Oswald Peraza’s RBI single in the eighth scoring Jo Adell.

Astros starter Hunter Brown struck out nine in 4 2/3 scoreless innings, but AJ Blubaugh took the loss. Jordan Romano secured the save for Los Angeles before a crowd of 41,329. The game time was 2 hours, 57 minutes.