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The ninth is a magical frame for the Mariners this week, with Seattle poised to sweep a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. on Wednesday afternoon.
The Mariners scored 9-of-14 runs in their final at-bat, beating the Angels back-to-back.
On Monday he won 6–2, and Seattle scored his four runs in his ninth inning as the Los Angeles defense collapsed. Then the Mariners' offense exploded on Tuesday as he went 9-5 for an 8-2 victory.
"We want our club to score five runs in the first innings, but that's not us. The game.
" We have a lot of close matches, and whoever you're playing with at this time of year, they're all important.We have a lot of important games ahead of us."
Adam Frazier on Tuesday at 9 He hit a two-run triple in the inning. Sam Haggerty hit an RBI single and Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, his 19th long ball of the season.
But the All-Star Ty France hit his two-run single in his sixth inning was the most pleasing sight for Servais. Angels starter Jose Suarez retired his 16th hitter in the first he faced before Seattle loaded the bases in his sixth inning on his third straight single.
France retired in his two at-bats in the first, seeing a personal funk reach his 2/34th, followed by a full-count fastball from Suarez in the reverse direction. , and tied the score. The score was 2.
"Ty was hitting the ball hard, but he wasn't falling," he said Servais. "When that happens, I think about my mechanics. As long as Ty is swinging the right pitches and continuing to compete, I think in the bases-loaded moment, you forget your mechanics. It's not easy for him these days.
The Mariners are in the middle of the American League wild card race, but the Angels have missed the playoffs for the eighth straight season.
There is hope that star Mike Trout will return from a back injury later this week. The last time Trout played he was on July 12, and Los Angeles interim manager Phil He Nevin didn't think center field was ready to play Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani had his third hit on Tuesday, while Luis Lengifo hit a home run and an RBI single in Los Angeles. But the last five spots in the order went 20-0 with 11 strikeouts.
Catcher Max stashes his stash in his five at-bats, making him 0-for-4 and hitless in his last 19 at-bats.
"Sometimes hitters get in a rut, but Max is in a rut now," Nevin said after the game. "He's had some big at-bats for us. He's been struggling a bit lately, but I believe in him. I trust him." } Seattle will start right-handed George Kirby (4-3, 3.39 ERA) in the series finale.
The 24-year-old has won his last two starts, and his first was against the Angels on August 6. In his six innings he allowed one run and his six hits, allowing eight strikeouts and no bases.
The rookie is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his two starts against Los Angeles this season. Ohtani, Jared Walsh, and Taylor Ward are 2-6 each against Kirby.
Kirby defeated the Texas Rangers on the final turn on Friday, allowing 5 2/3 innings in which he allowed 2 runs and he allowed 7 hits.
The Angels announced after Tuesday's game that right-handed Touki He Toussaint (1-0, 2.70 ERA) will be Wednesday's starter.
Toussaint will make his fourth appearance and his second start for the Angels since being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake in late July. The 26-year-old made his August 10 start in Oakland against the Athletics, where he allowed two hits in five innings to finish scoreless.
Toussaint never played against Seattle.
– Field Level Media
