Sean Burke

Burke (1-0) earned the win against the Angels on Thursday after allowing three hits while striking out three across six scoreless innings.

The 33-year-old southpaw racked up five strikeouts on the afternoon and didn't allow a base on balls. He served up a solo homer to Austin Slater and a two-run double to Miguel Vargas in the second inning and that was all of the run support that Sean Burke and company would require on Thursday. Kikuchi got 11 swings and misses on 87 pitches on the day -- five on his fastball -- while registering a CSW of 30 percent. He'll attempt to get in the win column when he squares off against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Wednesday.

O'Hoppe's 417-foot (109.6 mph EV) solo shot off of Cam Booser was the only thing that prevented the Halos from being shut out by Sean Burke and company on Thursday afternoon. The hard-hitting backstop finished the day 2-for-4, collecting two of his team's five total hits in the ballgame.

Burke scattered just three hits on the afternoon and didn't walk a batter while striking out three. The only real threat that the Angels had against him came in the opening inning as Taylor Ward smacked a leadoff double and advanced to third on a ground ball, then Mike Trout was plunked putting runners at the corners with one out. Burke rallied to strike out Jorge Soler and Tim Anderson in succession and never looked back. He got eight whiffs on 73 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 30 percent. If you believe in what you saw on Thursday, Burke draws another solid matchup on Wednesday where he'll take on the Twins at home.

Yusei Kikuchi and Sean Burke will take the mound for their teams