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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- From the on-deck circle, Justin Smoak couldnt blame the Angels for walking Robinson Cano to load the bases in the third inning. When Smoak cleared those bases with a powerful double, he demonstrated why the new-look Seattle Mariners are a whole lot more than their new $240 million man. Brad Miller hit two homers, Erasmo Ramirez pitched seven innings of six-hit ball, and the Mariners beat Los Angeles 8-3 Tuesday night for their second win of the season. Abraham Almonte and Dustin Ackley also had RBI doubles as the Mariners followed up their 10-3 win on opening day with another surprising offensive barrage. They only needed a supporting role from Cano, who went 1 for 3 with two walks. "No doubt. Why wouldnt you?" Smoak said of the Angels strategy in pitching around Cano. "Theres a reason why you do it, but were all going to have to get big hits with guys on base this season." So far, its happening all the time: The Mariners scored 16 runs in their first 15 innings of the year while beating Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson, their AL West rivals two best starters. Miller provided an unexpected power burst with a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run shot in the ninth, while Smoak has six RBIs in the Mariners first two games. "We just wanted to show them weve got some hitters," said Miller, who has four multihomer games -- but just 10 total homers -- in his career. "Weve got some depth. Starting on the road against two pretty good pitchers and a good lineup, getting two wins like that is a pretty great way to start a season." Ramirez (1-0) backed up his solid spring training with impressive work against the Angels star-studded lineup, striking out six without walking a batter. He retired 11 straight after squelching the Angels rally in the fourth inning. Wilson (0-1) laboured into the sixth inning for the Angels, who are off to their first 0-2 start since 2001. Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer and Josh Hamilton had two hits for the Angels, who spent the entire spring determined to avoid yet another slow start, a prime reason for Los Angeles four-year post-season absence. "Theres a lot of things we need to do better," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Were a better team than showed up the last couple of games. Were getting some guys on base, and our situational hitting was great all spring. We just have to do a little bit better job of it." Los Angeles went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 1 for 13 in the young season. Wilson, who had a career-best 17 wins last season for the Angels, needed 95 pitches to get through the first five innings against Seattle. He gave up eight hits and had eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career. "Ive got a lot of confidence in our offence," Wilson said. "Thats the mentality you have to have with the guys we have. If you dont score and you give up a run early, everybody seems to press a little bit. If youre not winning, youre not having a good time." Ibanez has struck out five times already this season, but he trimmed his former teams lead with his first homer for the Angels in the fourth. Ackley chased Wilson on his 114th pitch, drilling a double off the right-field wall in the sixth. Albert Pujols doubled in the eighth and scored on Canos two-out throwing error, but Joe Beimel relieved Tom Wilhelmsen and picked David Freese off first base, ending the inning before throwing a pitch. Freese got his first hit for the Angels in the second inning, but is off to a 1-for-8 start. Mike Trout went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch on his bobblehead night. Seattle closer Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth in the former Angels relievers first appearance for his new team. NOTES: Seattle OF Stefen Romero went 0 for 4 in his major league debut. ... Angels relievers Dane De La Rosa and Sean Burnett will throw a simulated game in Anaheim on Wednesday before deciding the next step in their recovery from injuries. ... In just his fifth season as a starting pitcher, Wilson fanned Kyle Seager for his 1,000th career strikeout. The former Texas reliever is the 41st active player to reach the milestone. ... Mariners DH Corey Hart got his first hit for his new club, an infield single in the sixth. Eddie Goldman Jersey . -- J.R. Sweezy was the one part of the Seattle Seahawks offensive line that had avoided injuries or having to change positions this season. 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Vancouver lost in Boston, while the other big game saw Dallas win in Phoenix.Sebastian Vettel admitted he was unable to unleash Ferraris true pace on a day to forget for the German at the Monaco GP. A lack of grip seemed to be a problem for all drivers in Monte Carlo but Vettel struggled more than most, particularly in Practice Two when he collided with the barriers twice.Vettel first damaged his rear wing at Mirabeau before losing his back-end again at Sainte Devote, narrowly avoiding another accident but damaging the SF16-Hs alloys on his way to a disappointing ninth place. P2: Ricciardo fastest from Hamilton as Red Bull impressBoth the Scuderia and the four-time world champion and are under pressure to perform after an inconsistent start to the season, and he admitted it was a scrappy day despite finishing third in P1.I certainly tried a lot, not everything worked, he told Sky Sports F1. Overall it was a bit of a scrappy day. Its ok, I think the pace is in the car, we just struggled a bit to get it out today.Theres always pressure. Theres always the desire to do well. You could call it pressure but its also the reason we are here. Were not here to finish eighth, or fifth, were here to win. Ferrari chief Sergio Marchionne issued a stark warning ahead of the Spanish GP, stating he expected a first win of 2016 sooner rather than later.dddddddddddd However, his team then failed to capitalise on both Mercedes crashing out in Barcelona.It was Red Bull who took their chances on that occasion, and again in Monaco the four-time constructors champions looked to be the Silver Arrows main rivals with their package suiting the low-speed corners at F1s showpiece event.Whens the Monaco GP on Sky?Daniel Ricciardo finished six tenths clear of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in P2, while Kimi Raikkonen could only manage seventh and ninth on Thursday. But when asked if Ferrari were now the third fastest team, Vettel added:No. Its difficult to say what people did. As from us we didnt have a good day. If you look at the standings we do not belong there, we will be a lot better on Saturday.For today, it was not the main focus to rank high up. As I said, the running we had today was a bit scrappy. We tried a couple of things and its fair to say some of them didnt work. Also See: Ricciardo fastest from Hamilton Bianchis family to take legal action WATCH: F1 Report Monaco GP When is Monaco on Sky F1? 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