On Saturday night, he finally got to make the Angels pay.
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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton throws against the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Seattle.
It’s never OK for a grown man to catch a foul ball or home run in an Major League Baseball stadium and not give it to a young fan close by. but if you’re lucky enough to snag one of these, it might be grounds for an exception. “But I’m a Mariner now”. “It was pretty loud”, O’Malley said.
His career began in Seattle when he developed at the University of Washington in college and it may have ended in Seattle after his start on Friday night when he allowed six runs in the first inning.
“Everything that’s happened in our bullpen is directly connected to our rotation”, manager Mike Scioscia said.
Seattle (56-53) overcame another big night from Trout, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a home run and four RBIs.
Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout hits a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Seattle.
The Mariners got one back on Heredia’s first big-league homer, a 384-foot drive to left when leading off the bottom of the third.
The Angels’ bullpen gave up one hit but was charged with four of the runs, with Valdez (0-1) taking the loss in his Angels debut.
The Mariners did not score in the eighth against Tom Wilhelmsen or in the ninth against Edwin Diaz, Seattle’s new electric closer.
Trout, who had home runs in each of the first two games of the series, had his first four-strikeout game since Paxton and the Mariners did it on September 17, 2014. Robinson Cano’s RBI double in the first and Martin’s sacrifice fly were the only runs not scored off a long ball.
He was set to be the star of the night if the Angels could have held a 6-4 lead.
Mike Trout then crushed a three-run homer. “I don’t know. It was just one of those days”, Trout said.
After a nine-start trial run that netted mostly disastrous results, the Los Angeles Angels have temporarily called a halt to Tim Lincecum’s comeback attempt.
LA manager Mike Scioscia opted for a right-on-right matchup by summoning Mike Morin to face Franklin Gutierrez, who already had three hits against Skaggs.
Mariners: Seattle made a pair of trades, acquiring Arquimedes Caminero from Pittsburgh and switch-pitcher Pat Venditte from Toronto for players to be named later.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz played first base for the first time this season and made two nice catches, but the veteran designated hitter went 0 for 3. Venditte was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, while Caminero had yet to be officially added to the roster for Saturday’s game. Los Angeles LHP Tyler Skaggs was making his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery and an ensuing shoulder setback. Lackey, now a starter with the Cubs, spent his first eight seasons with Anaheim/Los Angeles.
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Trout had provided an earlier highlight, offering his best Junior impression on the final day of the weekend honoring Ken Griffey Jr.’s Hall of Fame career.
