Angels 5 - 4 Mariners
Final
  for this game

Angels aim for sweep of lowly Mariners

Jun 4, 2008 - 12:06 PM Los Angeles Angels (36-24) at Seattle (21-38) 4:40 p.m. EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will be looking for a sweep of a three-game series when they visit the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

Expected to battle for the American League West title this season, the Mariners have fallen on hard times and allowed the Angels to run away with the division thus far.

Joe Saunders earned his AL-leading ninth win of the season in Tuesday night's 5-4 win, pushing Anaheim 14 1/2 games ahead of Seattle. Tuesday marked the first time in 14 games the Angels' offense has scored at least five runs. However, the team is 10-4 during that stretch.

The Mariners have had a much more difficult time winning games, ranking last in the AL with a .306 team on-base percentage and 13th in the league with a 4.79 team ERA.

Not surprisingly, Seattle has lost 11 of its last 14 games and has tied the Colorado Rockies for the worst record in the majors.

One of the Mariners problems has been the recent play of Wednesday's starter Carlos Silva (3-5, 6.00 ERA). Seattle lavished the burly righthander with a four-year, $48 million contract in the offseason, but he has not recorded a win since April 17 at Oakland.

Silva has allowed seven runs in each of his last three starts and was removed from his outing Friday against Detroit after surrendering the seven runs in just two-thirds of an inning.

The Angels will counter with righthander Jered Weaver (4-6, 4.69), who is one of the few pitchers to absorb a loss against the Mariners this season. Weaver allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings at Safeco Field on April 11.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA ANGELS 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
    SEATTLE 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LAA - JERED WEAVER, DARREN OLIVER (7TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (8TH),
    FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI
    SEA - CARLOS SILVA, BRANDON MORROW (9TH) AND KENJI
    JOHJIMA

    Jun 4 7:13 PM
  • 45
    roots
    KB24 Added 5 roots

    Angels 5, Mariners 4  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 4 7:05 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Angels 5, Mariners 4  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 4 7:02 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED RICHIE SEXSON AND ICHIRO
    SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LOPEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
    SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.259, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Angels 5, Mariners 4  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 4 6:04 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRANDON WOOD SCORED GARY MATTHEWS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B WOOD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
    SEATTLE 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.225, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Angels 5, Mariners 2  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 4 5:48 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE NAPOLI SCORED TORII HUNTER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G MATTHEWS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
    SEATTLE 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: B WOOD (.118, 0-FOR-1)

    Angels 4, Mariners 2  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 4 5:44 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED JEREMY REED.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHJIMA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
    SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.286, 0-FOR-1)

    Angels 3, Mariners 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 4 5:22 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE LOPEZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    1ST OFF JERED WEAVER.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 1
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.256, 8 HR, 37 RBI)

    Angels 3, Mariners 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 4 4:59 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA ANGELS 3 3 3 0
    SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER
    SEA - CARLOS SILVA

    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.287, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
    J LOPEZ (.299, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
    R IBANEZ (.256, 8 HR, 37 RBI)

    Angels 3, Mariners 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 4 4:55 PM

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