The Angels win to split the series

Riding high on a close win last night the Seattle Mariners are looking to make it two in a row and take the series 3 games to 1 against the Angels. Tonight to get that win the Mariners are sending Brandon Mauer to the mound. He will be opposed by Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker.

Kole Calhoun will start the 1^st inning with a walk. Erick Aybar is the next man to the plate and he singles as Calhoun goes to third. That brings Mike Trout to the plate and he hits a sacrifice fly, to Michael Saunders, to bring Calhoun home. David Freese steps up to the plate and he pops out to Nick Franklin. Howie Kendrick steps up to bat and he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Trout. Nick Franklin is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Michael Saunders to the plate and he strikes out to end the 1^st inning. 1-0 Angels.

Fromer Mariner Raul Ibanez will start the 2^nd inning with a pop up to Brad Miller. C.J. Cron is the next man to the plate and he is safe on an error by Brad Miller. That brings Hank Conger to the plate and he walks. Grant Green steps in to the box and he hits a ground ball to Kyle Seager who tuns a double play to end the top of the inning. Justin Smoak will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Aybar. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Kendrick. That brings Stephen Romero to the jplate and he flies out to Trout to end the 2^nd inning.

Kole Calhoun will start the 3^rd inning with a singles. Erick Aybar is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Kyle Seager for a fielder's choice. That brings Mike Trout to the plate and he walks. With two on and one out David Freese steps up to the plate and he pops up to Justin Smoak. Howie Kendrick will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Kendrick. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he pops out to Aybar. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he strikes out to end the 3^rd inning.

Raul Ibanez will start the 4^th inning with a strike out. C.J. Cron is the next man to the plate and he triples. That brings Hank Conger to the plate and he strikes out. Grant Green will try to keep the inning going and he singles to bring Cron home. Back to the top of the order for Kole Calhoun who walks. With two on Aybar comes to the plate, the runners move up on a wild pitch, and he hits a 3-run homer. Mike Trout is the seventh man to the plate and he singles and takes second on an error by Kyle Seager. David Freese steps into the batters box and he grounds out to Kyle Seager to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a doubles. Nick Franklin is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Michael Saunders to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. Justin Smoak will step up to the plate and flies out to Trout at the wall. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 4^th inning. 5-2 Angels.

Dominic Leone will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Howie Kendrick will start the 5^th inning with a strike out. Raul Ibanez is the next man to the plate and he triples. That brings C.J. Cron to the plate and he pops up to Brad Miller. Hank Conger will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Nick Franklin to end the top of the inning. Stephen Romero will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to the pitcher for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Aybar. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he pops out to Kendrick to end the inning.

Grant Green will start the 6^th inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. Back to the top of the order for Kole Calhoun who has a ground-rule double. That brings Erick Aybar to the plate and he singles as Calhoun takes third. With two on Mike Trout steps up and he singles as Calhoun scores. David Freese steps into the batter's box and he strikes out. Howie Kendrick will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Nick Franklin to end the top of the inning. Brad Miller will start the home half of the inning with a single. Back to the top of the order for James Jones who singles as Miller takes second. That brings Nick Franklin to the plate, the runners move up on a wild pitch, and he strikes out. Kevin Jepsen will take over the pitching duties for the Angels. With two on Michael Saunders comes to the plate and he hit a sacrifice fly, to Green, as Miller scores. Justin Smoak will try to keep the inning going and he flies out to Green to end the 6^th inning. 6-3 Angels.

Joe Beimel will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Raul Ibanez will start the 7^th inning with a fly ball to James Jones for an out. C. J. Cron is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Hank Conger to the plate and he walks. With two on Grant Green comes up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Nick Franklin who turns a double play to end the top of the inning. Mike Morin will take over the pitching duties for the Angels. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Kendrick for an out. Stephen Romero is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he flies out to Green to end the 7^th inning.

Kole Calhoun will start the 8^th inning with a ground ball to Nick Franklin for an out. Erick Aybar is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager. Danny Farquhar will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. That brings Mike Trout to the plate and he singles. David Freese will try to keep the inning going as he singles as Trout goes to second. Collin Cowgill will pinch run for Freese. With two on and two, Howie Kendrick steps up and he grounds out to Justin Smoak to end the top of the inning. Joe Smith will take over the pitching duties for the Angels. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to MacDonald for an out. Brad Miller is the next man to the plate and he singles. Back to the top of the order for James Jones who strikes out. Nick Franklin will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 8^th inning.

Raul Ibanez will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball back to Danny Farquhar for an out. C. J Cron is the next man to the plate and he doubles. That brings Hank Conger to the plate and he flies out to James Jones. John MacDonald will try to keep the inning going as he singles as Cron scores. Back to the top of the order for Kole Calhoun who grounds out to the pitcher to end the top of the inning. Fernando Salas will take over the pitching duties for the Angels. Michael Saunders will start the home half of the inning with a walks. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. Ernesto Frieri will take over the pitching duties for the Angels. Stephen Romero will step into the box and he pops out to Kendrick. Dustin Ackley will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the game. 7-5 Angels win.