Martin maintained the lead, getting some help from bad Angels’ baserunning in the second and third inning and a 1-2-3 fourth inning.
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“I missed a bunch of pitches and I keep telling the young guys, ‘If you get a pitch to hit, you can’t miss it.’ I missed it a couple times”, Trout said. Leonys Martin’s throw to third was too late to get Trout, but Kyle Seager made a snap throw to second that nabbed Pujols’ belated attempt to advance. Since 2000, only Ichiro and Johnny Damon have more with seven each. He struck out Kole Calhoun for the first out, but Mike Trout singled up the middle.
Storen pitched another inning, then Vidal Nuno, Tom Wilhelmsen and Arquimedes Caminero held serve until the drama with Diaz, who had never given up three hits in his short tenure as closer. “You’ve got to be up there looking for a fastball”.
“Even more impressive was the slider Diaz and Iannetta threw Simmons on a 3-1 count”.
Tyler Skaggs (1-2) surrendered four runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings. “Eighty-two pitches over three innings that’s just not going to cut it”. Seattle was expected to be in the mix in the AL West this season but were slotted in behind the Astros and Rangers but they are still very much in contention for the division as well as a wild card spot and would be a nice treat to see them get back into October baseball.
The Mariners took a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning, Iannetta doubled high off the wall in left-center to start the inning. Albert Pujols singled to left to score a run and Jefry Marte followed with a sacrifice fly to center to score another run. SS Shawn O’Malley dropped a ideal bunt down the first base line for a single as Martin broke from second and rounded third. Jefry Marte thired attempted to toss Martin out at third yet he was at that point breaking for home plate and scored effectively on the transfer.
Mike Morin then came on in relief of Skaggs, who lost his second straight decision. “I think I tried to be too fine. It was a frustrating outing for me”. Pujols now has 93 RBI, tying him for second in the American League with David Ortiz.
Mariners: LHP James Paxton played catch and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Thursday.
Angels: C Geovany Soto was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with right knee inflammation. Soto was scratched from the lineup on Tuesday and had liquid depleted from his surgically-repaired knee.
Sailors: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma will finish off the arrangement searching for his ninth win in 10 begins. Despite his current struggles, the 29-year-old from MI has given Los Angeles innings, working at least six in each of his last six outings – a stretch that began against the Chicago White Sox on July 16 with a 13-strikeout performance in his first career shutout.
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The Seattle Mariners look to continue their push towards the postseason as they take on their division rivals in the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. He’s 3-4 with a 3.91 ERA against the Mariners however 0-2 with a 8.10 ERA in 2016.
