Nelson Cruz manhandled one of his offerings for a terrifyingly long two-run homer in the first inning, while Nori Aoki notched a solo shot in the second.
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But Nolasco’s command wavered in the seventh.
Kole Calhoun ended Walker’s no-hit bid with a leadoff single through the right side in the seventh inning. “I got a chance to go from the stretch and I feel really good going from the stretch”. “I did a good job of staying on a two-strike splitter there and (Martin) hit it down the line”.
Martin wound up with a double on a fan interference call.
“He’s starting to gain some momentum, which is great to see”, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Nolasco (5-14) was then removed from the game and relieved by Deolis Guerra. Seattle Mariners’ Seth Smith hits a grand slam as Los Angeles Angels catcher Carlos Perez watches during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. Graterol entered the game in the eighth inning and grounded out to 1B Dae-Ho Lee in his only plate appearance. One of those doubles was almost a triple – he thought it could have been – but the three extra-base hits matched a club record for the most doubles in a single game. His teammate Kyle Seager was the last Mariner to hit three, doing so August 24, 2011. “I tried to do too much with my fastball early on, especially when I was behind”.
Nolasco retired 11 of 12 batters between the third and sixth innings but allowed four runs, six hits, one walk, one hit batsman and one wild pitch while striking out three in six-plus innings of an 8-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. “When he settled in, he changed speeds well on us”.
On Tuesday night, they barely got any hits off him. Lind sprained the finger in Sunday’s game.
Angels: SS Andrelton Simmons remained out of the lineup for the second straight day with a bruised right hand. In his last three starts, he’s allowed a total of two runs while he’s been in the game, but he’s been charged with five more after he was out. Walker has battled injuries and inconsistency this season but earned his first win since June 30 in his last start against the Texas Rangers. In two starts with the Angels, the 26-year-old right-hander has surrendered five runs on six hits across 7 1/3 innings.
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Walker has struggled since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma in late August, going 1-3 with a 7.23 ERA in four starts.
