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08/16 00:20 CDT Mariners score 4 in 9th after Ohtani departs, top Angels 6-2
Mariners score 4 in 9th after Ohtani departs, top Angels 6-2
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Angels star Shohei Ohtani struck out eight and allowed
two runs in six innings, before the Seattle Mariners scored four runs in the
ninth and took advantage of shoddy fielding to beat Los Angeles 6-2 on Monday
night.
Jesse Winker and J.P. Crawford each had two hits and two RBIs for the Mariners,
who vaulted over Toronto and Baltimore into the top wild-card spot in the AL.
Winker, who homered in the first inning, has reached base in 12 of his last 13
games and also has four home runs in that span.
It was the first time since May 18 at Texas that Ohtani had a no-decision. The
Japanese two-way phenom had gone 7-5 with a 2.60 ERA in his last 12 starts.
Los Angeles' Luis Rengifo homered while Jared Walsh had two hits and an RBI.
The game was tied at 2 going into the ninth inning before the Mariners broke
through. Sam Haggerty got aboard with a one-out single off Aaron Loup (0-4).
Haggerty advanced to second when Angels catcher Max Stassi wildly threw to the
bag even though Haggerty wasn't running. Haggerty stole third and then scored
the go-ahead run when he eluded a rundown and made it home when no one was
covering the plate.
Seattle got some breathing room when Dylan Moore scored on Ty France's
grounder, when Stassi was unable to catch it at the plate. Julio Rodriguez
scored on Winker's grounder and Crawford's base hit plated France.
Andres Munoz (2-4) got the win.
Luis Castillo, making his third start since being acquired from Cincinnati at
the trade deadline, struck out nine in six innings.
The teams traded two-out solo homers in the first. Winker went deep to right
center on a full-count slider by Ohtani. It was the fifth time Ohtani allowed a
home run in the opening frame and the first since he gave up a pair against the
Yankees on June 2.
Rengifo tied it with the help of Seattle's outfield. Center fielder Rodrguez
tried to call off right fielder Mitch Haniger, but both players jumped at the
ball in right-center. The ball bounced off Rodriguez's glove and over the
yellow line, giving Rengifo his eighth homer of the season. It was originally
ruled a triple before being overturned by replay.
The Mariners took a 2-1 lead in the third when Crawford's base hit up the
middle drove in Winker. The Angels evened it in the fourth when Taylor Ward led
off with a double down the left-field line and scored on Jared Walsh's single
to right.
OHTANI WATCH
Ohtani has 165 strikeouts, which is tied for fifth in the majors. That's the
third-most strikeouts through the first 20 starts of the season by an Angels
pitcher, behind only Nolan Ryan, who had 211 in 1977 and 182 in 1973.
BACK TO THE SCENE
It was Seattle's first game at The Big A since the teams were involved in a
heated brawl on June 26 that saw 12 players or coaches suspended.
Angels interim manager Phil Nevin, who was suspended for 10 games by Major
League Baseball, and Winker, who received a seven-game ban, talked on the field
during batting practice.
The Angels and Mariners had a four-game series Aug. 5-7 in Seattle, where there
were no fights.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: CF Mike Trout (left ribcage inflammation) took live batting practice,
ran the bases and did some defensive drills before the game. There is a
possibility that the three-time AL MVP could be activated before the start of a
10-game road trip on Friday. ... 2B David Fletcher was removed from the game in
the seventh inning due to a left foot contusion.
Mariners: 3B Eugenio Surez did not get the start but came in as a pinch-hitter
in the ninth inning.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Robbie Ray (8-8, 3.90 ERA) faces the Angels for the third time
this season. He is 1-0 and allowed only two earned runs in 14 innings in the
previous starts.
Angels: LHP Jos Suarez (4-4, 4.04 ERA) is 4-1 in nine career games (seven
starts) vs. the Mariners. The wins and 45 strikeouts are his most against any
opponent.
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