The Seattle Mariners sweep the halo off of the Angels

In the opening series of the 2014 the Seattle Mariners have taken the first two games against the Angels. Tonight they go for the sweep of the series. As the third game of the opening series starts Hector Santiago takes the mound for the Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels. Abraham Almonte is the first man to step up to the plate and he walks. Brad Miller comes up to the plate where he strikes out. That brings up Robinson Cano and he walks to give the Mariners tow base runners. Justin Smoak is up next and he strikes out. Corey Hart steps into the batter's box where he flies out to Kole Calhoun to end the top of the inning. James Paxton takes the pitching mound for the Seattle Mariners. Kole Calhoun steps to the plate to start the Angels half of the inning and he hits a double. Mike Trout is the second man to the plate where he walks. That brings up Albert Pujols who hits a ground ball to Willie Bloomquist whe starts a double play. David Freese is the next man up and he flies out to end the 1^st.

Stephen Romero starts the 2^nd with a fly out to Howie Kendrick. Dustin Ackley is up next and he grounds out to Howie Kendrick. That brings up Mike Zunino who strikes out to end the top of the inning. Josh Hamilton starts the bottom of the inning where he strikes out. Howie Kendrick steps in next and he grounds out to Brad Miller. That brings up ex-Mariner Raul Ibanez who strikes out to end the 2^nd.

Willie Bloomquist will start off the 3^rd inning for the Mariners and he flies out to Mike Trout. Back to the top of the order for Abraham Almonte and he grounds out to David Freese. Brad Miller steps in the box and gets a double. That brings up Robinson Cano who brings in Brad Miller with a single to give the Mariners first blood. Justin Smoak steps into the batter's box and he flies out to end the top of the inning. Chris Ianetta will step up to the plate and then grounds out to Willie Bloomquist. Erick Aybar is next and he grounds out to Bloomquist. Then back to the top of the order for Kole Calhoun and he flies out to end the 3^rd.

Corey Hart steps up to start the 4^th with a strike out. Stephen Romero is up for his second time and gets his first career hit. Dustin Ackley is up next and he hits into a double play to end the top of the inning. Mike Trout steps up to start the bottom half of the inning where he doubles. That brings up Albert Pujols who strikes out. David Freese is the man to the plate and he walks. With two on and on out Josh Hamilton comes up and he strikes out. Howie Kendrick is the next hitter and he strikes out to end the 4^th.

Mike Zunino starts the 5^th for the Mariners with a single. Willie Bloomquist steps up to the plate where he walks. Then it is back to the top of the order for Abraham Almonte who hits into a double play. With one on and two out Brad Miller who brings Willie Bloomquist home with a single. Brad Miller take second on the throw to the plate. That brings up Robinson Cano who grounds out to David Freese to end the top of the inning. Raul Ibanez is the first man up in the home half of the 5^th and he strikes out. Chris Ianetta is the next man up and he strikes out. With two outs Erick Aybar steps up to the plate and strikes out to end the 5^th.

Justin Smoak gets set to leadoff the 6^th where he hits a single to left field. Corey Hart is the next man to the plate and he gets a single to left field. Fernando Salas takes over the pitching duties for the Angels. Stephen Romero steps to the plate and he gets his first RBI as he bring in Smoak with a single. Dustin Ackley steps up and quickly grounds out. Mike Zunino steps in and hits a 3-run jack. That brings up Willie Bloomquist who strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Abraham Almonte who walks. Brad Miller steps up to the dish and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Kole Calhoun starts the bottom of the inning and he grounds out to Justin Smoak. Mike Trout is the next men to the plate where he flies out to Michael Saunders, who replaced Stephen Romero. That brings up Albert Pujols who flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the 6^th.

Robinson Cano gets set to start the 7^th for the Mariners as he gets a single. That brings up Justin Smoak who strikes out. Corey Hart follows with a fly ball to Mike Trout. Michael Saunders steps in for his first at bat of the game and he pops out to Erick Aybar to end the top of the inning. David Freese will start the bottom of the inning and he grounds out to Brad Miller. Josh Hamilton is up next as he strikes out. That brings up Howie Kendrick who hits thew ball back to the pitch to end the 7^th.

Joe Smith takes over the pitching for the Angels. Dustin Ackley leadsoff the 8^th with a fly ball to Josh Hamilton. That brings up Mike Zunino who grounds out to the pitcher Joe Smith. Willie Bloomquist gets his first hit of the season. Back to the top of the order for Abraham Almonte who strikes out to end the top of the inning. Joe Beimel takes over the pitching for the Mariners. Raul Ibanez starts off the home half the inning where he grounds out to Willie Bloomquist. Chris Ianetta is the next man up and he flies out to Michael Saunders. Erick Aybar follows with a ground ball to Joe Beimel who throws him out to end the 8^th.

Ernesto Frieri takes over the pitching for the Angels. Brad Miller leadsoff the 9^th for Seattle and he strikes out. That brings up Robinson Cano who flies out to Mike Trout. Justin Smoak is the next man up as he hits a home run to give Seattle a 7-0 lead. Corey Hart steps up to the plate and he hits a home run. Michael Saunders follows with a fly ball to Josh Hamilton to end the top of the inning. Hector Noesi takes over as the Mariners new pitcher. Kole Calhoun starts off the bottom of the 9^th with a strike out but reaches first on a wild pitch. Mike Trout is the next man up as he gets an RBI triple after the ball sticks in the outfield padding. That brings up Albert Pujols who flies out to Abraham Almonte. David Freese is the next man to the plate and he bring Mike Trout home on a sacrifice fly. Josh Hamilton comes up to the plate and he strike out to end the game.

The Seattle Mariners sweep the Angels by scoring 26 runs in the three game series.