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09/16 23:57 CDT Raleigh and Naylor carry the Mariners past the
Angels, 7-2
Raleigh and Naylor carry the Mariners past the
Angels, 7-2
By MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Cal Raleigh had two hits and three RBIs, Josh Naylor
had two hits and two RBIs and the Seattle Mariners kept their slim playoff
hopes alive with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Randy Arozarena also walked, singled and scored three runs for Seattle, which
is 5 1/2 games behind Texas and Houston in the American League West and 6 1/2
games behind the Chicago White Sox for the third AL wild-card spot with nine
games left.
It was 2-2 when Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (1-6) walked Arozarena and Dominic
Canzone with one out in the fifth. Raleigh roped an RBI double to left for a
3-2 lead, and Julio Rodriguez was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Angels first baseman Vaughn Grissom made a sliding, backhand stop of Naylor's
potential double-play grounder, but his throw to second sailed into left field
for an error, two runs scoring on the play for a 5-2 Seattle lead.
Mariners reliever Carlos Vargas (1-0) struck out Josh Lowe and Christian Moore
-- each on three pitches --- with the bases loaded to end the bottom of the
fifth, and Seattle pushed the lead to 7-2 on RBI singles by Canzone and Raleigh
in the sixth.
Kikuchi threw 37 pitches during a two-run, three-hit first in which the
Mariners scored on Raleigh's sacrifice fly and Naylor's RBI single.
Up next
Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (12-9, 3.88 ERA) was set to start Friday night against
the Rockies in Colorado. Angels RHP Walbert Urea (9-10, 2.88) was scheduled to
oppose Twins RHP Taj Bradley (11-6, 3.81) on Thursday night in Anaheim.
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