So far, so good.

The new Angels slugger finished 2 for 3, ending his spring debut by popping up with the bases loaded in the third inning of Los Angeles’ 9-1 win over an Oakland Athletics split-squad Monday.

“That was fun,” Pujols said of batting in each of the first three innings. “Hopefully we get to do that a lot this season.”

Left-hander C.J. Wilson, the Angels’ other big free-agent acquisition, tossed two scoreless innings in his spring debut.

Pujols agreed to a $240 million, 10-year deal over the winter, leaving the St. Louis Cardinals after 11 seasons.

Oakland starter Brad Peacock was charged with four runs and four hits in 1 2-3 innings.

In Lakeland, Florida, AL MVP Justin Verlander pitched two scoreless innings in his spring debut, leading the Tigers to the victory.

Verlander gave up one hit and struck out one. He was the unanimous AL Cy Young Award winner last year after going 24-5, including a no-hitter at Toronto.

A day after launching nine home runs against Atlanta on a windy day, the Tigers were held to a pair of extra-base hits — a double by Delmon Young and a triple from Quintin Berry.

Colby Rasmus doubled and singled for the Blue Jays.

In Fort Myers, Florida, Clay Buchholz pitched two hitless innings and David Ortiz homered for Boston.

Buchholz, who missed much of last season with a stress fracture in his back, struck out two and walked two.

Jason Marquis struggled in his debut for Minnesota, allowing four runs in 1 2-3 innings.

Boston scored four times in the second and led 5-0 after three. Backup catcher Daniel Butler added a three-run homer in the seventh inning.

Joe Mauer went 2 for 3 with an RBI for Minnesota.

In Jupiter, Florida,  Josh Johnson retired the first five batters but failed to make it through the second inning in his first game since May for the Marlins, who beat the Cardinals in the spring training opener for both teams.

After a smooth start, Johnson gave up a single, a double and a walk, and departed with the bases loaded. He threw 41 pitches, including third strikes to Jon Jay and Matt Holliday in the first inning.

Johnson made only nine starts last year before right shoulder inflammation ended his season.

Kyle Lohse, who led the Cardinals last year in victories and ERA, pitched the first two innings and allowed only one runner — Greg Dobbs, who homered.

In Clearwater, Florida, Joe Blanton threw two shutout innings for Philadelphia, and third baseman Placido Polanco drove home the game’s first run.

For both Blanton and Polanco, it was their first chance to get on the field after injury-plagued 2011 seasons.

The 31-year-old Blanton allowed two hits and struck out one.

The Yankees got their first look at offseason acquisition Michael Pineda, who allowed one hit one in two scoreless innings. The 23-year-old right-hander was acquired from Seattle in a trade that sent catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Mariners.