Nothing happened for five innings at T-Mobile Park. Then Seattle broke it open all at once. The Mariners scored five runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Tuesday, with Bryan Woo anchoring the start and a deep lineup doing the rest.
Woo went 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk on 106 pitches. He picks up his seventh win of the season against six losses, carrying a 4.17 ERA. He is 11 strikeouts away from 500 career strikeouts, and 5 innings away from 500 career innings pitched.
The game turned in the sixth. Randy Arozarena singled to left to score Julio Rodriguez and give Seattle its first lead. Cole Young followed with a single to right, scoring Josh Naylor. Arozarena then scored on a wild pitch by Chase Silseth. Weston Wilson capped the inning with a single to right, scoring Cal Raleigh and Young to push the lead to 5-0. Los Angeles answered in the seventh — Meckler scored on a single by O'Hoppe, then Zach Neto singled to center to score Josh Lowe and O'Hoppe, cutting the deficit to 3-5. Seattle responded immediately. Colt Emerson singled to left, scoring Arozarena and Rodriguez to make it 3-7, and Victor Robles added a run-scoring single to left to bring the final margin to 8-3.
Jose Soriano took the loss for Los Angeles, falling to 8-5. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 9 with 1 walk on 91 pitches, with a 3.51 ERA. The Angels managed only 6 hits on the night and could not solve Seattle's pitching until the game was already out of reach.
Seattle moves to 43-43 with the victory. Los Angeles falls to 36-50. Emerson finished 3-for-4 with 2 RBI. Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 and scored twice. Arozarena was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.