SEATTLE -- In the eighth inning, C.J. Cron
hit an opposite-field home run down the right field line. In the ninth
inning, he had an even bigger hit that barely got out of the infield.
Cron's two-run bloop single with the bases loaded lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-6 comeback win against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
The Angels had loaded the bases with one out against closer Steve Cishek (2-2) in the ninth. Cron's short pop up landed just out of reach of shortstop Ketel Marte. Center fielder Leonys Martin and left fielder Nori Aoki charged in but could only watch as the ball fell and two runs scored.
"I knew I definitely didn't hit it far enough for an outfielder to catch," Cron said. "All I knew is it had to get past Marte, and I thought it had a good chance."
The Angels came into the game on a six-game losing streak, and it looked like it would continue after they fell behind by four runs after six innings and trailed 6-3 going into the eighth.
"Man, it's nice to win," Cron said. "We hit a rough patch. I don't know what was going on, but nothing was going right. It was a nice little comeback for us and we're going to take it."
Marte hit a three-run triple and Nelson Cruz and Chris Iannetta each hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who ended a three-game winning streak.
Cron's solo homer was his third of the year, and Jefry Marte added a run-scoring double in the eighth to cut Seattle's lead to one.
A baserunning error kept the Mariners from adding a run in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and Aoki on first, Robinson Cano doubled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Aoki missed the base as he rounded second, forcing him to backtrack. He ended up on third instead of having a chance at scoring.
"You don't often see that either, but it was a strange game tonight," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "There was a lot of stuff that happened that we haven't seen happen to us early in this season."
Joe Smith (1-2) loaded the bases with two outs by intentionally walking Kyle Seager before getting out of the inning without allowing a run.
Los Angeles starter Nick Tropeano pitched five innings and got into several jams, but the Mariners offense had trouble scoring early. Seattle loaded the bases in the second and fourth innings but came away with only one run to show for it -- on Martin's sacrifice fly.
"It was kind of a battle, I put myself in too many high-pressure situations," Tropeano said. "I thought I made pitches when I had to, and that was a great team win. They picked me up."
Cruz gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fifth with his seventh homer. In the sixth, Seattle again loaded the bases and this time, Marte tripled to the right-center gap -- past diving right fielder Kole Calhoun -- to clear the bases.
Seattle starter Nathan Karns cruised early, then gave up singles to three of the first four batters in the seventh and left with the bases loaded and one out. Calhoun drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, then Trout's run-scoring double cut Seattle's lead to 5-3.
TRAINING ROOM
Mariners: Three relievers on the disabled list will test their arms Saturday. RHP Joaquin Benoit (right shoulder inflammation) and LHP Charlie Furbush (biceps tendinitis) will throw simulated games. RHP Tony Zych, who went on the DL on May 2 with right shoulder tendinitis, will have a light throwing session.
Angels: IF Cliff Pennington was placed on the 15-day DL. He left Thursday's game against the Cardinals with a left hamstring cramp. 3B Yunel Escobar also left Thursday's game after jamming his thumb diving for a ball and was held out of the lineup Friday.
ROSTER MOVES
The Angels brought up infielders Gregorio Petit and Marte from Triple-A Salt Lake in response to Pennington and Escobar's injuries. RHP Javy Guerra was also designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (1-4, 4.19 ERA) starts against the Angels in the second game of the series Saturday night. Iwakuma pitched eight innings at Los Angeles on April 22, allowing two runs, but got a no-decision as the Mariners won 5-2 in 10 innings.
Angels: RHP Jhoulys Chacin is making his first start for the Angels after being traded from the Braves on Wednesday. He was 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA with Atlanta this season.
Cron's two-run bloop single with the bases loaded lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-6 comeback win against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
The Angels had loaded the bases with one out against closer Steve Cishek (2-2) in the ninth. Cron's short pop up landed just out of reach of shortstop Ketel Marte. Center fielder Leonys Martin and left fielder Nori Aoki charged in but could only watch as the ball fell and two runs scored.
"I knew I definitely didn't hit it far enough for an outfielder to catch," Cron said. "All I knew is it had to get past Marte, and I thought it had a good chance."
The Angels came into the game on a six-game losing streak, and it looked like it would continue after they fell behind by four runs after six innings and trailed 6-3 going into the eighth.
"Man, it's nice to win," Cron said. "We hit a rough patch. I don't know what was going on, but nothing was going right. It was a nice little comeback for us and we're going to take it."
Marte hit a three-run triple and Nelson Cruz and Chris Iannetta each hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who ended a three-game winning streak.
Cron's solo homer was his third of the year, and Jefry Marte added a run-scoring double in the eighth to cut Seattle's lead to one.
A baserunning error kept the Mariners from adding a run in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and Aoki on first, Robinson Cano doubled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Aoki missed the base as he rounded second, forcing him to backtrack. He ended up on third instead of having a chance at scoring.
"You don't often see that either, but it was a strange game tonight," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "There was a lot of stuff that happened that we haven't seen happen to us early in this season."
Joe Smith (1-2) loaded the bases with two outs by intentionally walking Kyle Seager before getting out of the inning without allowing a run.
Los Angeles starter Nick Tropeano pitched five innings and got into several jams, but the Mariners offense had trouble scoring early. Seattle loaded the bases in the second and fourth innings but came away with only one run to show for it -- on Martin's sacrifice fly.
"It was kind of a battle, I put myself in too many high-pressure situations," Tropeano said. "I thought I made pitches when I had to, and that was a great team win. They picked me up."
Cruz gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fifth with his seventh homer. In the sixth, Seattle again loaded the bases and this time, Marte tripled to the right-center gap -- past diving right fielder Kole Calhoun -- to clear the bases.
Seattle starter Nathan Karns cruised early, then gave up singles to three of the first four batters in the seventh and left with the bases loaded and one out. Calhoun drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, then Trout's run-scoring double cut Seattle's lead to 5-3.
TRAINING ROOM
Mariners: Three relievers on the disabled list will test their arms Saturday. RHP Joaquin Benoit (right shoulder inflammation) and LHP Charlie Furbush (biceps tendinitis) will throw simulated games. RHP Tony Zych, who went on the DL on May 2 with right shoulder tendinitis, will have a light throwing session.
Angels: IF Cliff Pennington was placed on the 15-day DL. He left Thursday's game against the Cardinals with a left hamstring cramp. 3B Yunel Escobar also left Thursday's game after jamming his thumb diving for a ball and was held out of the lineup Friday.
ROSTER MOVES
The Angels brought up infielders Gregorio Petit and Marte from Triple-A Salt Lake in response to Pennington and Escobar's injuries. RHP Javy Guerra was also designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (1-4, 4.19 ERA) starts against the Angels in the second game of the series Saturday night. Iwakuma pitched eight innings at Los Angeles on April 22, allowing two runs, but got a no-decision as the Mariners won 5-2 in 10 innings.
Angels: RHP Jhoulys Chacin is making his first start for the Angels after being traded from the Braves on Wednesday. He was 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA with Atlanta this season.
10:10PM,EDT,May 13,2016
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Calhoun walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Tropeano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Aoki flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Nava struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Soto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Tropeano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Lind flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager to third, Smith to second on wild pitch by Tropeano. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Martín grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Tropeano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Aoki tripled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava singled to right center, Trout scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Tropeano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Seager popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Smith walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Lind singled to shallow left, Smith to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta walked, Smith to third, Lind to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Martín hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored, Lind to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoki struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Soto lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Giavotella grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Marte doubled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Tropeano pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Canó popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Cruz homered to right center (385 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Seager doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 2 |
| Smith struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Calhoun fouled out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols singled to left, Trout to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Nava flied out to left, Trout to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Álvarez relieved Tropeano. | 1 | 2 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Iannetta reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Martín singled to right, Iannetta to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Aoki walked, Iannetta to third, Martín to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte tripled to deep right, Iannetta, Martín and Aoki scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Cruz intentionally walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Soto singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Giavotella singled to left, Soto to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Petit hit for Ryan. | 1 | 5 |
| Petit singled to left, Soto to third, Giavotella to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Nuño relieved Karns. | 1 | 5 |
| Calhoun hit sacrifice fly to right, Soto scored, Giavotella to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Vincent relieved Nuño. | 2 | 5 |
| Trout doubled to right, Giavotella scored, Petit to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Greg Mahle pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Petit at shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| Mahle relieved Álvarez. | 3 | 5 |
| Gutiérrez hit for Smith. | 3 | 5 |
| Gutiérrez struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Lee hit for Lind. | 3 | 5 |
| Lee grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| Iannetta homered to left (373 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| Martín popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Gutiérrez in right field. | 3 | 6 |
| Lee at first base. | 3 | 6 |
| Peralta relieved Vincent. | 3 | 6 |
| Nava struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Cron homered to right (351 feet). | 4 | 6 |
| Soto grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Giavotella doubled to left. | 4 | 6 |
| Marte doubled to left, Giavotella scored. | 5 | 6 |
| Petit grounded out to first. | 5 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Smith relieved Mahle. | 5 | 6 |
| Aoki walked. | 5 | 6 |
| Marte flied out to left. | 5 | 6 |
| Canó doubled to deep center, Aoki to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Cruz struck out looking. | 5 | 6 |
| Seager intentionally walked. | 5 | 6 |
| Gutiérrez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Seager out at second. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Cishek relieved Peralta. | 5 | 6 |
| Calhoun singled to right. | 5 | 6 |
| Trout grounded into fielder's choice to third, Calhoun out at second. | 5 | 6 |
| Pujols singled to right, Trout to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Robinson ran for Pujols. | 5 | 6 |
| Nava walked, Trout to third, Robinson to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Cron singled to center, Trout and Robinson scored, Nava to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Soto lined out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Giavotella popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Salas relieved Smith. | 7 | 6 |
| Lee struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Iannetta grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| Martín struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Calhoun RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .291 | .361 | .402 |
| Trout CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .302 | .397 | .535 |
| Pujols DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .201 | .270 | .373 |
Robinson PR-DH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .286 |
| Nava LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .235 | .316 | .324 |
| Cron 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .279 | .353 | .423 |
| Soto C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .283 | .345 | .509 |
| Giavotella 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .212 | .230 | .282 |
| Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Ryan SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Petit PH-SS
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 148 | |||
| a-singled to left for B Ryan in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Marte 2 (2, Karns, Peralta); Trout (7, Vincent); Giavotella (3, Peralta) HR: Cron (3, 8th inning off Peralta 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Nava (3), Calhoun (17), Trout (24), Cron 3 (14), Marte (1) SF: Calhoun 2-out RBI: Nava, Trout, Marte Angels RISP: 5-14 (Cron 1-2, Ryan 0-1, Marte 1-2, Soto 0-1, Trout 1-1, Pujols 0-2, Nava 1-2, Petit 1-2, Giavotella 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Trout (3, 2nd base off Karns/Iannetta) CS: Calhoun (2, 2nd base by Karns/Iannetta) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 34,579 (72.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Nic Lentz, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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