ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cliff Pennington
isn't known for his big hits. In a game that had plenty of key ones for
both teams, it was the utility infielder who came up with the biggest.
Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Tuesday night and end an 11-game losing streak.
With two outs in the eighth, Jefry Marte turned on a 97 mph fastball from Arquimedes Caminero (2-3) and drove it into the stands to tie the game at 6-6. Jett Bandy kept the inning alive with a single, and Pennington pulled a line drive into the corner for just his second triple since 2014 to score Bandy easily.
"It felt really good," Pennington said. "It hadn't been a great night up until that point. It was nice to get the big hit"
Pennington had been hitless in his three prior at-bats and made a costly error that resulted in a run in the seventh inning. But his clutch hit and a double play in the ninth helped erase the misplay from his memory.
"We're tied up, so to get the hit and score a run was (big)," Pennington said. "But the double play was huge."
Fernando Salas pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save, and Brett Oberholtzer (3-2) earned the win with a scoreless eighth.
"It was a slow-paced game but we felt like we were in control for most of it," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Caminero has been awesome since he's been here and somehow he gets through Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. I don't think he let up or anything but give Marte credit, he turned around a 97-98 mph fastball and then it got away from us. Tough loss, we've been playing very good baseball."
The Angels' 11-game streak tied a franchise worst and was the longest such streak in 17 years.
"It's good to see these guys kind of exhale a little bit," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's obviously nice to get a win, but we need to continue to get better and keep moving forward."
The Mariners went ahead in the seventh when reliever J.C. Ramirez threw two wild pitches and overthrew first base on a routine groundout.
An error by Pennington put Robinson Cano on base and Ramirez then walked Nelson Cruz. With Kyle Seager batting, Ramirez threw his wild pitches, allowing Cano to come home and tie the game and Cruz to reach third. Cruz scored when Ramirez threw Mike Zunino's grounder past Marte at first base.
"J.C. has that power stuff that you want to match up against guys," Scioscia said. "We got a little sloppy and started off with an error but you still have confidence that he's going to get out of the inning. And he did that, but unfortunately he gave up a lead."
Down 4-1 in the sixth, Ariel Miranda, who started in place of the injured James Paxton, walked Kole Calhoun and Trout before being relieved by Nick Vincent. Vincent left a 1-2 fastball up for Pujols, who hit it well over the wall in left-center.
Pujols, baseball's active home run leader with 582, is now one shy of tying former teammate Mark McGwire for 10th on the career list.
Vincent, who played college baseball at nearby Long Beach State, gave up a home run to Bandy two batters later that put the Angels up 5-4.
"Our bullpen has been outstanding," Servais said. "But they just didn't quite it done tonight."
The Mariners scored three runs in the second inning to go up 4-1. After Cano scored on a single by Cruz with two outs in the fifth, Jhoulys Chacin was removed for Jose Valdez after being charged with four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: LHP Paxton was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised elbow, retroactive Aug. 8, the date he was hit with a line drive. Servais said Paxton will throw a bullpen in Anaheim on Thursday, followed by a few simulated innings before making a return next week.
Angels: RHP Huston Street has been throwing and his knee is being evaluated and tested to see if he's making progress. Street was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 1 with right knee inflammation. ... RHP Cam Bedrosian is progressing but has not yet been cleared to throw. Bedrosian was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 9 with right middle finger tendinitis.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Cody Martin was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and will make his third major league start on Wednesday. Martin is 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA in five relief appearances with the Mariners this season and 9-7 with a 3.93 ERA in 23 games (18 starts) in Triple-A this season.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs will make his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. Skaggs lost his first decision of the season Friday in Cleveland. He's 1-1 with a 4.37 ERA this season and 0-1 with a 5.21 ERA in three starts against the Mariners.
Seattle Mariners
Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Tuesday night and end an 11-game losing streak.
With two outs in the eighth, Jefry Marte turned on a 97 mph fastball from Arquimedes Caminero (2-3) and drove it into the stands to tie the game at 6-6. Jett Bandy kept the inning alive with a single, and Pennington pulled a line drive into the corner for just his second triple since 2014 to score Bandy easily.
"It felt really good," Pennington said. "It hadn't been a great night up until that point. It was nice to get the big hit"
Pennington had been hitless in his three prior at-bats and made a costly error that resulted in a run in the seventh inning. But his clutch hit and a double play in the ninth helped erase the misplay from his memory.
"We're tied up, so to get the hit and score a run was (big)," Pennington said. "But the double play was huge."
Fernando Salas pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save, and Brett Oberholtzer (3-2) earned the win with a scoreless eighth.
"It was a slow-paced game but we felt like we were in control for most of it," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Caminero has been awesome since he's been here and somehow he gets through Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. I don't think he let up or anything but give Marte credit, he turned around a 97-98 mph fastball and then it got away from us. Tough loss, we've been playing very good baseball."
The Angels' 11-game streak tied a franchise worst and was the longest such streak in 17 years.
"It's good to see these guys kind of exhale a little bit," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's obviously nice to get a win, but we need to continue to get better and keep moving forward."
The Mariners went ahead in the seventh when reliever J.C. Ramirez threw two wild pitches and overthrew first base on a routine groundout.
An error by Pennington put Robinson Cano on base and Ramirez then walked Nelson Cruz. With Kyle Seager batting, Ramirez threw his wild pitches, allowing Cano to come home and tie the game and Cruz to reach third. Cruz scored when Ramirez threw Mike Zunino's grounder past Marte at first base.
"J.C. has that power stuff that you want to match up against guys," Scioscia said. "We got a little sloppy and started off with an error but you still have confidence that he's going to get out of the inning. And he did that, but unfortunately he gave up a lead."
Down 4-1 in the sixth, Ariel Miranda, who started in place of the injured James Paxton, walked Kole Calhoun and Trout before being relieved by Nick Vincent. Vincent left a 1-2 fastball up for Pujols, who hit it well over the wall in left-center.
Pujols, baseball's active home run leader with 582, is now one shy of tying former teammate Mark McGwire for 10th on the career list.
Vincent, who played college baseball at nearby Long Beach State, gave up a home run to Bandy two batters later that put the Angels up 5-4.
"Our bullpen has been outstanding," Servais said. "But they just didn't quite it done tonight."
The Mariners scored three runs in the second inning to go up 4-1. After Cano scored on a single by Cruz with two outs in the fifth, Jhoulys Chacin was removed for Jose Valdez after being charged with four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: LHP Paxton was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised elbow, retroactive Aug. 8, the date he was hit with a line drive. Servais said Paxton will throw a bullpen in Anaheim on Thursday, followed by a few simulated innings before making a return next week.
Angels: RHP Huston Street has been throwing and his knee is being evaluated and tested to see if he's making progress. Street was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 1 with right knee inflammation. ... RHP Cam Bedrosian is progressing but has not yet been cleared to throw. Bedrosian was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 9 with right middle finger tendinitis.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Cody Martin was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and will make his third major league start on Wednesday. Martin is 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA in five relief appearances with the Mariners this season and 9-7 with a 3.93 ERA in 23 games (18 starts) in Triple-A this season.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs will make his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. Skaggs lost his first decision of the season Friday in Cleveland. He's 1-1 with a 4.37 ERA this season and 0-1 with a 5.21 ERA in three starts against the Mariners.
10:05PM,EDT,August 16,2016
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Aoki singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Escobar walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun doubled to left, Escobar to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout hit sacrifice fly to center, Escobar scored, Calhoun to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Marte grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Seager grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Lind grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Zunino doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| L. Martín singled to left, Zunino to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Marte reached on bunt single to third, Zunino scored, L. Martín to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoki hit by pitch, L. Martín to third, Marte to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Smith singled to center, L. Martín and Marte scored, Aoki to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Canó lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Bandy flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Petit popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Cruz walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cruz out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Lind flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Buss struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Escobar flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Trout walked, Calhoun to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Pujols popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Zunino popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| L. Martín bunt popped out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Marte lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bandy flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Pennington grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jhoulys Chacin pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Aoki flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Canó walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz singled to right, Canó to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager singled to center, Canó scored, Cruz to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Valdez relieved Chacín. | 4 | 1 |
| Lind lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Petit singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Buss grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Petit out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valdez pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Zunino grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| L. Martín flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Marte walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Aoki doubled to right, Marte to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ariel Miranda pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Calhoun walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Trout walked, Calhoun to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Vincent relieved Miranda. | 4 | 1 |
| Pujols homered to left center (399 feet), Calhoun and Trout scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Marte grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Bandy homered to left (358 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Petit hit by pitch. | 4 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Pennington at second base. | 4 | 5 |
| Simmons at shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Ramírez relieved Valdez. | 4 | 5 |
| Canó safe at first on error by second baseman Pennington. | 4 | 5 |
| Cruz walked, Canó to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Canó to third, Cruz to second on wild pitch by Ramírez. | 4 | 5 |
| Canó scored, Cruz to third on wild pitch by Ramírez. | 5 | 5 |
| Seager hit sacrifice fly to center, Cruz scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Lind lined out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Zunino safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Ramírez. | 6 | 5 |
| L. Martín lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Nuño relieved Vincent. | 6 | 5 |
| Buss flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Escobar lined out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brett Oberholtzer pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Oberholtzer relieved Ramírez. | 6 | 5 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Aoki singled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Gutiérrez hit for Smith. | 6 | 5 |
| Aoki caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Gutiérrez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arquimedes Caminero pitching for Seattle | SEA | LAA |
| Caminero relieved Nuño. | 6 | 5 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Pujols popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Marte homered to left (353 feet). | 6 | 6 |
| Bandy singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Pennington tripled to deep right, Bandy scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | SEA | LAA |
| Salas relieved Oberholtzer. | 6 | 7 |
| Canó singled to left center. | 6 | 7 |
| Cruz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Canó out at second. | 6 | 7 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Seattle Mariners
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .259 | .328 | .334 |
| Smith DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .260 | .353 | .410 |
a-Gutiérrez PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .329 | .453 |
| Canó 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .291 | .347 | .515 |
| Cruz RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .287 | .372 | .545 |
| Seager 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .284 | .359 | .511 |
| Lind 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .233 | .272 | .436 |
| Zunino C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .266 | .392 | .609 |
| L. Martín CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .306 | .388 |
| Marte SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .260 | .291 | .339 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 155 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for S Smith in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Zunino (4, Chacín); Aoki (13, Valdez) RBI: Marte (20), Smith 2 (46), Seager 2 (79) SF: Seager 2-out RBI: Marte, Smith 2, Seager GIDP: Seager, Cruz Mariners RISP: 4-8 (Lind 0-1, L. Martín 1-2, Smith 1-2, Canó 0-1, Seager 1-1, Marte 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Aoki (9, 2nd base by Oberholtzer/Bandy) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Canó-Marte-Lind). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SS SIMMONS (PERSONAL MATTER) SCRATCHED |
| C G. SOTO (RIGHT KNEE INFLAMMATION) SCRATCHED |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 37,546 (82.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - John Tumpane |
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