Mazara shines, but Rangers foiled by Weaver in loss to Angels

Nomar Mazara made a splash in his first career game Sunday with a home run as part of a 3-for-4 debut, but the homer was the only run the Texas Rangers could manage against Jered Weaver in a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

Martin Perez allowed three runs in 6  1/3 innings but seemed to constantly be pitching in trouble. He benefited from three double plays while allowing seven hits and walking five, and the Angels got him for two in the third inning and another in the seventh.

Aside from Mazara, the Rangers did little else against Weaver and three relievers. The other eight in the lineup managed only four hits.　

Hitting: Mazara singled to right-center field in his first at-bat and to right field in his second before launching a towering home run to right center with one out in the fifth. ... The Rangers saw a runner reach second base in the first, third and fourth innings, but Weaver escaped each time. ... Weaver improved to 11-0 in 18 career starts against the Rangers at Angel Stadium. ... Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland reached base twice, and Adrian Beltre had a double.

Pitching: Perez allowed at least two base runners in each of the first three innings but didn’t yield any runs until Mike Trout’s groundout and Albert Pujols’ single brought in runs in the third. ... The fourth was Perez’s only 1-2-3 inning, but he managed scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth before giving up a run as he tired in the seventh. ... Phil Klein tossed a perfect eighth inning in his 2016 debut.

This story was originally published April 10, 2016 at 5:21 PM with the headline "Mazara shines, but Rangers foiled by Weaver in loss to Angels."