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 Pinch-hitter Efren Navarro hit a run-scoring double in the bottom
of the 16th inning to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Seattle
Mariners on Friday night in front of 42,517 at Angel Stadium.
Los Angeles used its sixth consecutive victory and 11th in 12 games
to remain 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics in
the American League's Western Division. Seattle fell nine games
behind.
About three hours into the game, the Angels announced the
acquisition of Street and right-hander Trevor Gott from the San
Diego Padres for four minor leaguers.
Navarro, batting for shortstop John McDonald, hit the first pitch he
saw from right-hander Dominic Leone (2-2) up the middle to bring
center fielder Mike Trout home with the winning run. Trout lined a
double to right-center field with one out in the 16th.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia believed Navarro either could win the
game or put second baseman Howie Kendrick in such a position.
"Efren has a good eye," Scioscia said. "Maybe he can pass the baton
and we have a chance to get Howie up there. If not, he's going to
put the ball in play."
Left-hander Hector Santiago (2-7) earned the win in relief. Santiago
allowed two hits and struck out two in three innings.
The Mariners had the potential go-ahead run eliminated on a video
review in the top of the 10th. Second baseman Robinson Cano began
the inning by lining a single to right-center field. As Cano headed
for second base, Trout fielded the ball and threw to McDonald. But
third-base umpire Adam Hamari ruled that Cano slid under McDonald's
tag.
Scioscia appealed Hamari's call, which the replay overturned.
The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning after
stifling the Mariners' potential scoring chance in the top half of
the inning.
Seattle first baseman Justin Smoak began the fifth by hitting a
double off the right-field scoreboard, then moved to third base on
left fielder Dustin Ackley's sacrifice. But Los Angeles right-hander
Jered Weaver defused the threat by striking out shortstop Brad
Miller and inducing catcher Mike Zunino to pop out.
The Angels then combined three hits and an error in the bottom of
the fifth against right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma. Kendrick, after
hitting a leadoff single, scored when third baseman David Freese
lined a double to right-center field. Freese took third when Zunino
dropped the cutoff throw from Cano, then came home after catcher
Hank Conger hit a high chopper past a drawn-in infield and into
right field.
The Mariners loaded the bases with two out in the sixth. Center
fielder James Jones singled and stole second base, then Cano and
designated hitter Logan Morrison walked. But after working a 2-1
count against Weaver, Smoak struck out after taking the ensuing two
pitches for strikes.
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But Seattle drove Weaver from the game while tying the score in
the seventh. Ackley led off with a double and scored when Miller
followed with a single that ended Weaver's night. After taking
second on Zunino's groundout, Miller scored the tying run on right
fielder Endy Chavez's bloop single to short center field.
Chavez went to third base on Cano's single but left-hander Joe
Thatcher made third baseman Kyle Seager ground into a fielder's
choice to end the threat.
Iwakuma did not allow a base on ball for the fourth consecutive game
yet failed to earn his fourth straight victory. The right-hander
allowed two runs on six hits while striking out three.
"Four days off kind of threw me off," Iwakuma said through an
interpreter. "Just the feel is not there when you take four days
off. Your routine is not the same."
Weaver accumulated eight strikeouts and allowed two runs, two walks
and six hits in six innings.
NOTES: OF Stefen Romero joined the Mariners in Anaheim on Friday
after being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday. Seattle
optioned LHP Lucas Luetge to Triple-A Tacoma. ... The Mariners
emerged from the All-Star break ranked second among American League
pitching staffs with a 3.16 ERA. Seattle's bullpen led the majors
with a 2.39 ERA as the break ended. ... Seattle's 51 victories at
the All-Star break are the most for the club at that point since
2003. ... Los Angeles signed its first-round choice in the June
draft, LHP Sean Newcomb, on Friday. Newcomb compiled an 8-2 record
with a 1.25 ERA this season as a junior at Hartford. ... The Angels
also signed RHP Chris Volstad to a minor league contract Friday.
Volstad, 27, played for the Doosan Bears in South Korea earlier this
year. In six major league seasons, Volstad compiled a 35-51 record
and a 4.94 ERA for the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Colorado
Rockies. ... Los Angeles emerged from the break leading the majors
with 478 runs and a .334 on-base percentage, and pacing the American
League with 883 hits. ... Angels 1B Albert Pujols needs one home run
to move past Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews into a tie
for 21st place all-time. Pujols has 512 career homers.
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