AL: LA ANGELS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (8) AT SEATTLE (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS 1ST: G Matthews Jr singled to left. G Matthews Jr to second on wild pitch by F Hernandez. O Cabrera singled to center, G Matthews Jr to third. V Guerrero struck out swinging. G Anderson singled to right, G Matthews Jr scored, O Cabrera to third. M Izturis struck out swinging. K Morales singled to left, O Cabrera scored, G Anderson to second. C Kotchman popped out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez struck out swinging. A Beltre singled to left. A Beltre stole second, A Beltre safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Mathis. B Broussard grounded out to second, A Beltre scored. K Johjima flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 1. LA ANGELS 4TH: H Kendrick lined out to second. J Mathis homered to left center. G Matthews Jr grounded out to shortstop. O Cabrera struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 4TH: J Vidro singled to left. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Vidro out at second. R Ibanez singled to center, J Guillen to third. A Beltre hit sacrifice fly to right, J Guillen scored. B Broussard lined out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 5TH: V Guerrero homered to left. G Anderson popped out to shortstop. M Izturis grounded out to shortstop. K Morales lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 8TH: G Anderson singled to center. G Anderson to second on wild pitch by F Hernandez. M Izturis singled to center, G Anderson scored, M Izturis to second advancing on throw. K Morales singled to right, M Izturis to third. G Sherrill relieved F Hernandez. C Kotchman grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Izturis scored, K Morales to second. R White relieved G Sherrill. K Morales picked off second. H Kendrick singled to right, C Kotchman to second. J Mathis lined out to right. G Matthews Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 9TH: O Cabrera singled to left. V Guerrero singled to center, O Cabrera to second. G Anderson singled to left, O Cabrera to third, V Guerrero to second. M Izturis struck out swinging. K Morales flied out to left. R Rowland-Smith relieved R White. C Kotchman walked, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero to third, G Anderson to second. H Kendrick walked, V Guerrero scored, G Anderson to third, C Kotchman to second. J Mathis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (8) AT SEATTLE (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Angels Starting Lineups -- G Matthews Jr CF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF, G Anderson LF, M Izturis 3B, K Morales DH, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, J Mathis C, J Weaver RHP. Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, A Beltre 3B, B Broussard 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, F Hernandez RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Gary Darling (2B), Larry Poncino (3B). Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 4 mph. LA ANGELS 1ST: G Matthews Jr singled to left. G Matthews Jr to second on wild pitch by F Hernandez. O Cabrera singled to center, G Matthews Jr to third. V Guerrero struck out swinging. G Anderson singled to right, G Matthews Jr scored, O Cabrera to third. M Izturis struck out swinging. K Morales singled to left, O Cabrera scored, G Anderson to second. C Kotchman popped out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Vidro flied out to center. J Guillen flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: H Kendrick singled to shallow left. J Mathis singled to right, H Kendrick to second. G Matthews Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Kendrick out at third, J Mathis to second. O Cabrera fouled out to third. V Guerrero lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez struck out swinging. A Beltre singled to left. A Beltre stole second, A Beltre safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Mathis. B Broussard grounded out to second, A Beltre scored. K Johjima flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 1. LA ANGELS 3RD: G Anderson doubled to right, G Anderson out stretching at third. M Izturis lined out to left. K Morales doubled to deep left. C Kotchman popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 3RD: J Lopez struck out swinging. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, SEATTLE 1. LA ANGELS 4TH: H Kendrick lined out to second. J Mathis homered to left center. G Matthews Jr grounded out to shortstop. O Cabrera struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 4TH: J Vidro singled to left. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Vidro out at second. R Ibanez singled to center, J Guillen to third. A Beltre hit sacrifice fly to right, J Guillen scored. B Broussard lined out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 5TH: V Guerrero homered to left. G Anderson popped out to shortstop. M Izturis grounded out to shortstop. K Morales lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 5TH: K Johjima bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Lopez singled to left. J Lopez picked off first. Y Betancourt singled to center. I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Y Betancourt out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 6TH: C Kotchman flied out to right. H Kendrick flied out to right. J Mathis popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 6TH: J Vidro grounded out to second. J Guillen flied out to center. R Ibanez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 7TH: G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. O Cabrera grounded out to third. V Guerrero flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre grounded out to third. B Broussard singled to center. K Johjima singled to left, B Broussard thrown out at third, K Johjima to second advancing on throw. J Lopez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 8TH: G Anderson singled to center. G Anderson to second on wild pitch by F Hernandez. M Izturis singled to center, G Anderson scored, M Izturis to second advancing on throw. K Morales singled to right, M Izturis to third. G Sherrill relieved F Hernandez. C Kotchman grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Izturis scored, K Morales to second. R White relieved G Sherrill. K Morales picked off second. H Kendrick singled to right, C Kotchman to second. J Mathis lined out to right. G Matthews Jr struck out looking. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 8TH: Y Betancourt popped out to first. I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. J Vidro struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, SEATTLE 2. LA ANGELS 9TH: O Cabrera singled to left. V Guerrero singled to center, O Cabrera to second. G Anderson singled to left, O Cabrera to third, V Guerrero to second. M Izturis struck out swinging. K Morales flied out to left. R Rowland-Smith relieved R White. C Kotchman walked, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero to third, G Anderson to second. H Kendrick walked, V Guerrero scored, G Anderson to third, C Kotchman to second. J Mathis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2. SEATTLE 9TH: C Bootcheck relieved J Weaver. J Guillen struck out swinging. R Ibanez struck out swinging. A Beltre fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2.</div>
Angels complete sweep of Mariners behind Weaver <h3>LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jered Weaver continued the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim's dominance of the Seattle Mariners inimpressive fashion. Weaver scattered seven hits in a career-high eight innings andVladimir Guerrero and Jeff Mathis each homered to help theAngels to an 8-2 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday and asweep of their three-game series. Garret Anderson collected four hits and Kendry Morales addedthree for the Angels (79-54), who extended their winning streakto four games and expanded their lead over the Mariners (73-58)in the American League West Division to five games. With thetriumph, Anaheim improved to 11-4 against Seattle this season. The Mariners, who have lost five in a row, saw their advantageover the New York Yankees (73-59) in the AL wild card standingsreduced to one-half game. New York is hosting Boston onWednesday night. Weaver (10-6) won for the fourth time in his last fivedecisions, allowing two runs - one earned - in the longestouting of his brief career. The lanky righthander struck outfive without walking a batter, throwing 70-of-100 pitches forstrikes. Guerrero continued his season-long hot hitting against theMariners, going 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored.In 14 games vs. Seattle this year, the slugger is hitting .500(29-for-58) with five blasts and 17 RBI. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (10-7) - who had won hisprevious four decisions - was not sharp, giving up six runs anda season-high 13 hits in seven-plus innings. He did not walk abatter but uncorked a pair of wild pitches while striking outthree. In falling to 0-3 lifetime against Anaheim at Safeco Field,Hernandez ran into trouble right away, giving up twofirst-inning runs on four singles. Gary Matthews Jr. led offwith a base hit, took second on a wild pitch and moved to thirdon Orlando Cabrera's single. Anderson and Morales delivered run-scoring singles around astrikeout to open a 2-0 lead. Seattle got back a run in the second, when Adrian Beltre hit aleadoff single, stole second, took third on catcher Jeff Mathis'throwing error and scored on Ben Broussard's groundout. Mathis atoned for his miscue with a solo homer in the fourth,giving the Angels a 3-1 advantage. But the Mariners respondedwith a run in the bottom of the inning on Beltre's sacrificefly. But Guerrero's leadoff blast - his 22nd of the season - into theMariners' bullpen in left field in the fifth restored Anaheim'stwo-run lead. The Angels chased Hernandez in the eighth. Anderson opened theframe with a single and advanced on a wild pitch before scoring<div class="pre">on a base hit by Maicer Izturis.</div> After Morales singled, Hernandez was relieved by GeorgeSherrill, who yielded an RBI forceout by Casey Kotchman. Anaheim completed the rout with two runs in the ninth. Cabrera,Guerrero and Anderson began the inning with singles to load thebases before Rick White retired Izturis and Morales. lefthander Ryan Rowland-Smith came on but was ineffective,issuing consecutive walks to Kotchman and Howie Kendrick toforce in runs.
Angels complete sweep of Mariners behind Weaver <h3>LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jered Weaver continued the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim's dominance of the Seattle Mariners inimpressive fashion. Weaver scattered seven hits in a career-high eight innings andVladimir Guerrero and Jeff Mathis each homered to help theAngels to an 8-2 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday and asweep of their three-game series. Garret Anderson collected four hits and Kendry Morales addedthree for the Angels (79-54), who extended their winning streakto four games and expanded their lead over the Mariners (73-58)in the American League West Division to five games. With thetriumph, Anaheim improved to 11-4 against Seattle this season. The Mariners, who have lost five in a row, saw their advantageover the New York Yankees (73-59) in the AL wild card standingsreduced to one-half game. New York is hosting Boston onWednesday night. "It was a very frustrating series," Mariners manager JohnMcLaren said. "We ran into an extremely hot Angels team. Wejust couldn't get anything going. Good pitches, bad pitches,they hit everything we threw up there." Weaver (10-6) won for the fourth time in his last fivedecisions, allowing two runs - one earned - in the longestouting of his brief career. The lanky righthander struck outfive without walking a batter, throwing 70-of-100 pitches forstrikes. "To get eight innings from Jered against a good offensive clubis big," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He threw some verygood changeups. I thought he commanded the outside corner wellagainst lefties. I thought he had a great game plan. Hefollowed it, and he and (catcher) Mathis did a great job outthere." Weaver claimed he was beginning to feel like the pitcher he waslast year, when he went 11-2 as a rookie. "I was pumped up and ready to go for the start," Weaver said."The last couple of starts, I've kind of felt like where I waslast year. I've been working real hard with the medical staff,trying to get my shoulder back in shape." Guerrero continued his season-long hot hitting against theMariners, going 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored.In 14 games vs. Seattle this year, the slugger is hitting .500(29-for-58) with five blasts and 17 RBI. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (10-7) - who had won hisprevious four decisions - was not sharp, giving up six runs anda season-high 13 hits in seven-plus innings. He did not walk abatter but uncorked a pair of wild pitches while striking outthree. "It was a tale of two pitchers," McLaren said. "Felix threw theball extremely well at times, but then he left some balls outover the plate. To me, they looked very comfortable up thereoff him." In falling to 0-3 lifetime against Anaheim at Safeco Field,Hernandez ran into trouble right away, giving up twofirst-inning runs on four singles. Gary Matthews Jr. led offwith a base hit, took second on a wild pitch and moved to thirdon Orlando Cabrera's single. Anderson and Morales delivered run-scoring singles around astrikeout to open a 2-0 lead. Seattle got back a run in the second, when Adrian Beltre hit aleadoff single, stole second, took third on Mathis' throwingerror and scored on Ben Broussard's groundout. Mathis atoned for his miscue with a solo homer in the fourth,giving the Angels a 3-1 advantage. But the Mariners respondedwith a run in the bottom of the inning on Beltre's sacrificefly. But Guerrero's leadoff blast - his 22nd of the season - into theMariners' bullpen in left field in the fifth restored Anaheim'stwo-run lead. The Angels chased Hernandez in the eighth. Anderson opened theframe with a single and advanced on a wild pitch before scoring<div class="pre">on a base hit by Maicer Izturis.</div> After Morales singled, Hernandez was relieved by GeorgeSherrill, who yielded an RBI grounder by Casey Kotchman.Seattle second baseman Jose Lopez attempted to throw out Izturisat the plate but was too late. Anaheim completed the rout with two runs in the ninth. Cabrera,Guerrero and Anderson began the inning with singles to load thebases before Rick White retired Izturis and Morales. Lefthander Ryan Rowland-Smith came on but was ineffective,issuing consecutive walks to Kotchman and Howie Kendrick toforce in runs. "I think they just flat-out beat us," Beltre said. "(Our) batswent to sleep, and they took advantage of that. They beat us,straight up, but there's nothing we can do now. Just moveforward and try to play better ball in the next five weeks ofthe season."
Angels complete sweep of Mariners behind Weaver <h3>LA ANGELS 8, SEATTLE 2</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jered Weaver continued the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim's dominance of the Seattle Mariners inimpressive fashion. Weaver scattered seven hits in a career-high eight innings andVladimir Guerrero and Jeff Mathis each homered to help theAngels to an 8-2 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday and asweep of their three-game series. Garret Anderson collected four hits and Kendry Morales addedthree for the Angels (79-54), who extended their winning streakto four games and expanded their lead over the Mariners (73-58)in the American League West Division to five games. With thetriumph, Anaheim improved to 11-4 against Seattle this season. The Mariners, who have lost five in a row, fell into a tie withthe New York Yankees (74-59) for first place in the AL wild cardstandings. New York posted a 4-3 victory over Boston onWednesday night. "It was a very frustrating series," Mariners manager JohnMcLaren said. "We ran into an extremely hot Angels team. Wejust couldn't get anything going. Good pitches, bad pitches,they hit everything we threw up there." Weaver (10-6) won for the fourth time in his last fivedecisions, allowing two runs - one earned - in the longestouting of his brief career. The lanky righthander struck outfive without walking a batter, throwing 70-of-100 pitches forstrikes. "To get eight innings from Jered against a good offensive clubis big," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He threw some verygood changeups. I thought he commanded the outside corner wellagainst lefties. I thought he had a great game plan. Hefollowed it, and he and (catcher) Mathis did a great job outthere." Weaver claimed he was beginning to feel like the pitcher he waslast year, when he went 11-2 as a rookie. "I was pumped up and ready to go for the start," Weaver said."The last couple of starts, I've kind of felt like where I waslast year. I've been working real hard with the medical staff,trying to get my shoulder back in shape." Guerrero continued his season-long hot hitting against theMariners, going 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored.In 14 games vs. Seattle this year, the slugger is hitting .500(29-for-58) with five blasts and 17 RBI. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (10-7) - who had won hisprevious four decisions - was not sharp, giving up six runs anda season-high 13 hits in seven-plus innings. He did not walk abatter but uncorked a pair of wild pitches while striking outthree. "It was a tale of two pitchers," McLaren said. "Felix threw theball extremely well at times, but then he left some balls outover the plate. To me, they looked very comfortable up thereoff him." In falling to 0-3 lifetime against Anaheim at Safeco Field,Hernandez ran into trouble right away, giving up twofirst-inning runs on four singles. Gary Matthews Jr. led offwith a base hit, took second on a wild pitch and moved to thirdon Orlando Cabrera's single. Anderson and Morales delivered run-scoring singles around astrikeout to open a 2-0 lead. Seattle got back a run in the second, when Adrian Beltre hit aleadoff single, stole second, took third on Mathis' throwingerror and scored on Ben Broussard's groundout. Mathis atoned for his miscue with a solo homer in the fourth,giving the Angels a 3-1 advantage. But the Mariners respondedwith a run in the bottom of the inning on Beltre's sacrificefly. But Guerrero's leadoff blast - his 22nd of the season - into theMariners' bullpen in left field in the fifth restored Anaheim'stwo-run lead. The Angels chased Hernandez in the eighth. Anderson opened theframe with a single and advanced on a wild pitch before scoring<div class="pre">on a base hit by Maicer Izturis.</div> After Morales singled, Hernandez was relieved by GeorgeSherrill, who yielded an RBI grounder by Casey Kotchman. Seattlesecond baseman Jose Lopez attempted to throw out Izturis at theplate but was too late. Anaheim completed the rout with two runs in the ninth. Cabrera,Guerrero and Anderson began the inning with singles to load thebases before Rick White retired Izturis and Morales. Lefthander Ryan Rowland-Smith came on but was ineffective,issuing consecutive walks to Kotchman and Howie Kendrick toforce in runs. "I think they just flat-out beat us," Beltre said. "(Our) batswent to sleep, and they took advantage of that. They beat us,straight up, but there's nothing we can do now. Just moveforward and try to play better ball in the next five weeks ofthe season."
