ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols realizes he’s only one game into a decade-long commitment, so his hitless debut for the Los Angeles Angels didn’t cause him much distress.

Instead, he’ll remember the big-game electricity in Angel Stadium, the warm reception from his new West Coast fans — and the performances of Angels teammates who showed Pujols he doesn’t have to do anything by himself.

Jered Weaver struck out 10 in eight dominant innings of four-hit ball, Peter Bourjos’ bases-loaded infield single broke open a scoreless game in the eighth inning, and the Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Friday night.

Erick Aybar added a bases-loaded triple for the Angels, who began a season of enormous expectations with their eighth opening-day win in the last nine years.

And the Angels did it with no help from Pujols. The feared slugger went 0 for 3 with an eighth-inning intentional walk after getting several raucous pregame ovations from a crowd that still can’t quite believe he’s wearing a halo cap.

“You want to do something special, but that’s the way it goes,” Pujols said. “We got a win, and I think that’s the most important thing.”

After winning three NL MVP awards and two World Series titles during 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pujols signed a 10-year, $240 million deal to continue his career in Southern California. He was the center of attention at Angel Stadium from the moment he stepped on the field for batting practice, and he got the longest and loudest ovation from the Orange County crowd during pregame introductions, taking off his red cap and saluting his new fans.