AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Oliver relieved B Colon. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3 LA ANGELS 1 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B Broussard (.268, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - J.J. PUTZ LAA - DARREN OLIVER DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.250, 9 HR, 33 RBI) C FIGGINS (.348, 3-FOR-3, BB) O CABRERA (.301, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS LA ANGELS (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .351 A Beltre dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 R Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 A Jones pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 B Broussard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 K Johjima c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 J Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 W Bloomquist 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 Totals 33 3 9 3 0 3 8 BATTING: 2B - I Suzuki (21, B Colon); B Broussard (8, B Colon). S - W Bloomquist. RBI - A Beltre (97), B Broussard (28), I Suzuki (68). 2-out RBI - B Broussard, I Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt, J Guillen, J Lopez. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B Broussard, B Broussard-Y Betancourt-B Broussard). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .348 O Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301 V Guerrero dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323 G Anderson lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .305 C Kotchman 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .295 M Izturis 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .282 G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .256 H Kendrick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .322 J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 a-K Morales ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 b-J Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 29 1 8 1 6 6 17 a-hit for J Mathis in the 6th; b-fouled out to first for K Morales in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (24, M Batista). RBI - M Izturis (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 2, C Kotchman 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - V Guerrero, G Anderson. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: CS - C Figgins (12, 2nd base by M Batista/K Johjima). Picked Off - C Figgins (1st base, R Rowland-Smith). FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (9, ground ball). DP: 3 (O Cabrera-C Kotchman, M Izturis-H Kendrick-C Kotchman, D Oliver-O Cabrera-C Kotchman). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 000 210 000 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 000 001 00 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 5 1/3 6 1 1 5 4 0 4.43 S Green 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 C Baek 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.48 R Rowland-Smith 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.58 G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.42 J Putz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.34 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era B Colon 8 8 3 3 0 3 0 6.41 D Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - M Batista. BALK - G Sherrill. Pitches-strikes: M Batista 93-53; S Green 3-3; E O'Flaherty 8-6; C Baek 7-5; R Rowland-Smith 12-8; G Sherrill 13-7; J Putz 3-3; B Colon 90-67; D Oliver 12-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 8-4; S Green 1-0; E O'Flaherty 0-1; C Baek 0-2; R Rowland-Smith 0-0; G Sherrill 0-0; J Putz 1-0; B Colon 15-6; D Oliver 3-0. Batters faced: M Batista 25; S Green 1; E O'Flaherty 2; C Baek 2; R Rowland-Smith 2; G Sherrill 2; J Putz 1; B Colon 31; D Oliver 3. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. (Plus rain delay totaling 49 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Willits hit for M Napoli. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3 LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R Willits (.293, 0 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED REGGIE WILLITS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3 LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.305, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA, SEAN GREEN (6TH), ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), CHA SEUNG BAEK (7TH), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA LAA - BARTOLO COLON, DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS, MIKE NAPOLI (7TH) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE LAA - NONE</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA, SEAN GREEN (6TH), ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), CHA SEUNG BAEK (7TH), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA LAA - BARTOLO COLON, DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS, MIKE NAPOLI (7TH) WP - MIGUEL BATISTA (15-11) LP - BARTOLO COLON (6-8) SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (39) HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE LAA - NONE TIME: 2:54 ATT: 43,583 PROBABLES: SEA - JEFF WEAVER (7-12, 6.21) LAA - JOHN LACKEY (17-9, 3.13)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS LA ANGELS (2) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .351 A Beltre dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 R Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 A Jones pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 B Broussard 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 K Johjima c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 J Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 W Bloomquist 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 Totals 33 3 9 3 0 3 8 BATTING: 2B - I Suzuki (21, B Colon); B Broussard (8, B Colon). S - W Bloomquist. RBI - A Beltre (97), B Broussard (28), I Suzuki (68). 2-out RBI - B Broussard, I Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt, J Guillen, J Lopez. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B Broussard, B Broussard-Y Betancourt-B Broussard). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 4 0 3 0 1 1 1 .347 O Cabrera ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .302 V Guerrero dh 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .323 G Anderson lf 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .304 C Kotchman 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .295 M Izturis 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .282 G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .256 H Kendrick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .322 J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 a-K Morales ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 b-J Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 c-R Willits ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 34 2 10 2 6 8 19 a-hit for J Mathis in the 6th; b-fouled out to first for K Morales in the 6th; c-reached on infield single to shortstop for M Napoli in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (24, M Batista). RBI - M Izturis (48), V Guerrero (123). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 2, G Anderson 1, C Kotchman 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - V Guerrero, G Anderson. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: CS - C Figgins (12, 2nd base by M Batista/K Johjima). Picked Off - C Figgins (1st base, R Rowland-Smith). FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (9, ground ball). DP: 3 (O Cabrera-C Kotchman, M Izturis-H Kendrick-C Kotchman, D Oliver-O Cabrera-C Kotchman). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 000 210 000 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 000 001 001 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista (W, 15-11) 5 1/3 6 1 1 5 4 0 4.43 S Green (H, 12) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 E O'Flaherty (H, 6) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 C Baek (H, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.48 R Rowland-Smith (H, 3) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.58 G Sherrill (H, 23) 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.42 J Putz (S, 39) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.45 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era B Colon (L, 6-8) 8 8 3 3 0 3 0 6.41 D Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - M Batista. BALK - G Sherrill. Pitches-strikes: M Batista 93-53; S Green 3-3; E O'Flaherty 8-6; C Baek 7-5; R Rowland-Smith 12-8; G Sherrill 13-7; J Putz 20-15; B Colon 90-67; D Oliver 12-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 8-4; S Green 1-0; E O'Flaherty 0-1; C Baek 0-2; R Rowland-Smith 0-0; G Sherrill 0-0; J Putz 2-0; B Colon 15-6; D Oliver 3-0. Batters faced: M Batista 25; S Green 1; E O'Flaherty 2; C Baek 2; R Rowland-Smith 2; G Sherrill 2; J Putz 6; B Colon 31; D Oliver 3. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. T--2:54. (Plus rain delay totaling 49 minutes in the 1st). Att--43,583. Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (3) AT LA ANGELS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 4TH: I Suzuki doubled to left. A Beltre singled to right, I Suzuki scored. R Ibanez singled to left, A Beltre to second. J Guillen grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Ibanez out at second, A Beltre to third. B Broussard doubled to deep right, A Beltre scored. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 5TH: J Lopez singled to left. W Bloomquist sacrificed to pitcher, J Lopez to second. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. I Suzuki singled to left, J Lopez scored. A Beltre lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 6TH: V Guerrero grounded out to third. G Anderson struck out swinging, G Anderson safe at first on wild pitch by M Batista. C Kotchman singled to right, G Anderson to third. M Izturis reached on infield single to first, G Anderson scored, C Kotchman to second. G Matthews Jr walked, C Kotchman to third, M Izturis to second. S Green relieved M Batista. H Kendrick grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Kotchman out at home, M Izturis to third, G Matthews Jr to second. K Morales hit for J Mathis. E O'Flaherty relieved S Green. J Rivera hit for K Morales. J Rivera fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 9TH: R Willits hit for M Napoli. R Willits reached on infield single to shortstop. C Figgins struck out swinging. O Cabrera singled to center, R Willits to third. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop, R Willits scored, O Cabrera to second. G Anderson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 2.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (3) AT LA ANGELS (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, A Beltre DH, R Ibanez LF, J Guillen RF, B Broussard 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, W Bloomquist 3B, Y Betancourt SS, M Batista RHP. La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins RF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero DH, G Anderson LF, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis 3B, G Matthews Jr CF, H Kendrick 2B, J Mathis C, B Colon RHP. Umpires -- Doug Eddings (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Dana Demuth (2B), Kerwin Danley (3B). Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Cloudy, wind swirling at 7 mph. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins singled to left. O Cabrera singled to left, C Figgins to second. V Guerrero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Cabrera out at second, C Figgins to third. G Anderson walked. C Kotchman struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 2ND: J Guillen struck out swinging. B Broussard struck out looking. K Johjima fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: M Izturis struck out swinging. G Matthews Jr grounded out to pitcher. H Kendrick flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 3RD: J Lopez grounded out to third. W Bloomquist singled to right. Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to first, W Bloomquist out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis grounded out to shortstop. C Figgins doubled to center. O Cabrera walked. V Guerrero walked, C Figgins to third, O Cabrera to second. G Anderson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, V Guerrero out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 4TH: I Suzuki doubled to left. A Beltre singled to right, I Suzuki scored. R Ibanez singled to left, A Beltre to second. J Guillen grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Ibanez out at second, A Beltre to third. B Broussard doubled to deep right, A Beltre scored. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 4TH: C Kotchman grounded out to first. M Izturis reached on infield single to second. G Matthews Jr flied out to left. H Kendrick flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 5TH: J Lopez singled to left. W Bloomquist sacrificed to pitcher, J Lopez to second. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. I Suzuki singled to left, J Lopez scored. A Beltre lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 5TH: J Mathis struck out swinging. C Figgins walked. C Figgins caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. O Cabrera lined out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 0. SEATTLE 6TH: R Ibanez flied out to center. J Guillen grounded out to second. B Broussard flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 6TH: V Guerrero grounded out to third. G Anderson struck out swinging, G Anderson safe at first on wild pitch by M Batista. C Kotchman singled to right, G Anderson to third. M Izturis reached on infield single to first, G Anderson scored, C Kotchman to second. G Matthews Jr walked, C Kotchman to third, M Izturis to second. S Green relieved M Batista. H Kendrick grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Kotchman out at home, M Izturis to third, G Matthews Jr to second. K Morales hit for J Mathis. E O'Flaherty relieved S Green. J Rivera hit for K Morales. J Rivera fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. SEATTLE 7TH: M Napoli catching. K Johjima flied out to right. J Lopez grounded out to second. W Bloomquist singled to center. Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Bloomquist out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 7TH: C Figgins singled to center. C Baek relieved E O'Flaherty. O Cabrera popped out to second. V Guerrero popped out to first. R Rowland-Smith relieved C Baek. C Figgins picked off first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. SEATTLE 8TH: I Suzuki flied out to right. A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez safe at first on error by second baseman H Kendrick. A Jones ran for R Ibanez. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Jones out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 8TH: A Jones in left field. G Anderson struck out looking. C Kotchman singled to right. G Sherrill relieved R Rowland-Smith. M Izturis struck out swinging. C Kotchman to second on balk by G Sherrill. G Matthews Jr walked. J Putz relieved G Sherrill. H Kendrick grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Matthews Jr out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. SEATTLE 9TH: D Oliver relieved B Colon. B Broussard grounded out to shortstop. K Johjima singled to left. J Lopez grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, K Johjima out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 9TH: R Willits hit for M Napoli. R Willits reached on infield single to shortstop. C Figgins struck out swinging. O Cabrera singled to center, R Willits to third. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop, R Willits scored, O Cabrera to second. G Anderson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 2.</div>
Mariners stay alive, beat Angels <h3>SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 2</h3>By Chris Padula PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners forced theLos Angeles Angels to leave the champagne on ice for one more day,staving off elimination with a 3-2 victory Saturday. Miguel Batista allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings and the Marinersoffense turned in some timely hitting to keep the Angels fromclinching their third American League West Division crown in thelast four seasons. Batista (15-11) kept the Angels potent offense quiet, workingaround six hits and five walks while allowing just oneextra-base hit and striking out four to pick up his secondstraight win and improve his mark against the division rival to3-2 on the season. Six relievers combined to hold Anaheim to one run over the final3 2/3 innings, with closer J.J. Putz getting the final out in<div class="pre">the eighth before yielding a run in the ninth to earn his 39th</div>save. Seattle's pitching obscured a gutsy performance from Angels'spot starter Bartolo Colon, who filled in admirably forscheduled starter Kelvim Escobar - scratched with inflammationin his right elbow. Colon (6-8) pitched eight solid innings, yielding eight hits andthree runs while striking out three and not issuing a walk.The 2005 Cy Young Award winner, who is a free agent after theseason and is likely to be left off the playoff roster, threw 67of his 90 pitches for strikes in possibly his last appearancein front of the home fans. The hefty veteran, who has made just 18 starts in aninjury-filled campaign, has not won a game since defeating theCincinnati Reds back on June 14, and now has dropped his lastsix decisions. The Mariners got to Colon in the fourth inning when IchiroSuzuki doubled to lead off the frame and came around when AdrianBeltre followed with an RBI single. Ben Broussard capped the inning with a double to right, plating<div class="pre">Beltre to give Seattle a 2-0 lead.</div> The Mariners managed to tack on another run in the fifth inningon a RBI single by Ichiro, extending their lead to 3-0. The Angels got on the board in the sixth, pushing across one runon an infield single by Maicer Izturis to cut the deficit to3-1.
Mariners stay alive, beat Angels <h3>SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 2</h3>By Chris Padula PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners forced theLos Angeles Angels to leave the champagne on ice for one more day,staving off elimination with a 3-2 victory Saturday. Miguel Batista allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings and the Marinersoffense turned in some timely hitting to keep the Angels fromclinching their third American League West Division crown in thelast four seasons. Batista (15-11) kept the Angels potent offense quiet, workingaround six hits and five walks while allowing just oneextra-base hit and striking out four to pick up his secondstraight win and improve his mark against the division rival to3-2 on the season. Six relievers combined to hold Anaheim to one run over the final3 2/3 innings, with closer J.J. Putz getting the final out in<div class="pre">the eighth before yielding a run in the ninth to earn his 39th</div>save. Seattle's pitching obscured a gutsy performance from Angels'spot starter Bartolo Colon, who filled in admirably forscheduled starter Kelvim Escobar - scratched with inflammationin his right elbow. Colon (6-8) pitched eight solid innings, yielding eight hits andthree runs while striking out three and not issuing a walk.The 2005 Cy Young Award winner, who is a free agent after theseason and is likely to be left off the playoff roster, threw 67of his 90 pitches for strikes in possibly his last appearancein front of the home fans. The hefty veteran, who has made just 18 starts in aninjury-filled campaign, has not won a game since defeating theCincinnati Reds back on June 14, and now has dropped his lastsix decisions. The Mariners got to Colon in the fourth inning when IchiroSuzuki doubled to lead off the frame and came around when AdrianBeltre followed with an RBI single. Ben Broussard capped the inning with a double to right, plating<div class="pre">Beltre to give Seattle a 2-0 lead.</div> The Mariners managed to tack on another run in the fifth inningon a RBI single by Ichiro, extending their lead to 3-0. The Angels got on the board in the sixth, pushing across one runon an infield single by Maicer Izturis to cut the deficit to3-1.
Mariners stay alive, beat Angels <h3>SEATTLE 3, LA ANGELS 2</h3>By Chris Padula PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners forced theLos Angeles Angels to leave the champagne on ice for one more day,staving off elimination with a 3-2 victory Saturday. Miguel Batista allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings and the Marinersoffense turned in some timely hitting to keep the Angels fromclinching their third American League West Division crown in thelast four seasons. Batista (15-11) kept the Angels potent offense quiet, workingaround six hits and five walks while allowing just oneextra-base hit and striking out four to pick up his secondstraight win and improve his mark against the division rival to3-2 on the season. "I just wanted to go out and pitch a good game and keep themfrom clinching the division in front of us," Batista said. "Wemanaged to get a big win and keep our season going." Six relievers combined to hold Anaheim to one run over the final3 2/3 innings, with closer J.J. Putz getting the final out in<div class="pre">the eighth before yielding a run in the ninth to earn his 39th</div>save. "Relievers came in a did a great job picking us up out theretoday and keeping them from scoring," Mariners manager JohnMcLaren said. Seattle's pitching obscured a gutsy performance from Angels'spot starter Bartolo Colon, who filled in admirably forscheduled starter Kelvim Escobar - scratched with inflammationin his right elbow. "I just wanted to go out and pitch a good game and give back tothe fans," Colon said through an interpreter. "We just ran outof innings to catch them, but they did a good job shutting usdown." Colon (6-8) pitched eight solid innings, yielding eight hits andthree runs while striking out three and not issuing a walk. The2005 Cy Young Award winner, who is a free agent after theseason and is likely to be left off the playoff roster, threw 67of his 90 pitches for strikes in possibly his last appearancein front of the home fans. "Bart looked good today," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said ofColon. "He worked fast and got ahead of hitters, but theMariners got to him early and we just couldn't rebound." The hefty veteran, who has made just 18 starts in aninjury-filled campaign, has not won a game since defeating theCincinnati Reds back on June 14, and now has dropped his lastsix decisions. The Mariners got to Colon in the fourth inning when IchiroSuzuki doubled to lead off the frame and came around when AdrianBeltre followed with an RBI single. "Good to get some runs early off Bartolo cause when he settlesin he is tough to beat," Mariners third baseman WillieBloomquist said. "We are playing for pride and don't want themto celebrate in front of us." Ben Broussard capped the inning with a double to right, plating<div class="pre">Beltre to give Seattle a 2-0 lead.</div> The Mariners managed to tack on another run in the fifth inningon a RBI single by Ichiro, extending their lead to 3-0. The Angels got on the board in the sixth, pushing across one runon an infield single by Maicer Izturis to cut the deficit to3-1. "It's another tough loss, and it seems like it's hard to getthat last win," Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick said. "Wejust have to get back to doing the things we have done allseason to win games."
