ANAHEIM, Calif. — J.P. Crawford tied a profession excessive with 4 hits, Julio Rodríguez was 3 for five with homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Saturday evening regardless of Shohei Ohtani going deep for the third time in 5 video games.
Eugenio Suárez additionally had three hits because the Mariners set a season-high with 16 hits and snapped the Angels’ five-game successful streak.
“A really good night offensively. A lot of good at-bats deep in counts and guys grinding to get hits,” supervisor Scott Servais stated. “That’s the kind of process you want to see with the swing decisions. We hit a lot of balls up the middle the other way. We stayed to the big part of the field.”
Ohtani is tied for third within the majors with 18 dwelling runs. He has gone 12 for 28 throughout a seven-game hitting streak.
“I mean, this is as good a place as I’ve seen him locked in,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin stated. “The home run gets us right back in the game as it did last night. A big at-bat there.”
It is the third time in his seven years within the majors that Crawford has had 4 hits. It additionally got here at a very good time after he was mired in a 1-for-17 droop in his final 5 video games. Suárez additionally was struggling, with solely two hits in 22 at-bats in the course of the first six video games of the journey.
PHOTOS: Crawford has 4 hits, Rodríguez homers in Mariners’ 6-2 victory over Angels
“Everyone was dialed in. It was good to watch,” Crawford stated. “It was a good bounce back”.”
Gabe Speier (2-1) obtained the win.
Rodríguez began the scoring with a two-run shot off Patrick Sandoval (3-6) within the third inning. The Mariners’ middle fielder, who was final season’s AL Rookie of the Year, is batting .366 over his final 16 video games (26 for 71) with 5 dwelling runs and 15 RBIs.
“I’ve been missing some of those in the middle. I felt that the shows the pitcher they were able to get away with something,” Rodríguez stated. “So being able to get those and drive in some runs for the team is key.”
Rookie Bryan Woo had a greater outing in his second big-league begin. The right-hander, who was rocked for six runs in two innings in his June 3 debut at Texas, struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on 4 hits.
His solely main mistake got here within the third inning, when Ohtani related on an inside slider for a two-run homer to proper discipline. It was the third time this season the Japanese two-way celebrity has gone deep in back-to-back video games.
After a base hit by Crawford, Rodríguez drove Sandoval’s changeup over the wall in middle for his twelfth homer of the season. Ty France adopted with a double down the left-field line and got here dwelling on Teoscar Hernandez’s single to make it 3-0.
After Ohtani’s dwelling run, the Mariners responded with a pair within the fourth on RBI singles by Tom Murphy and Crawford.
Suárez supplied extra insurance coverage with an RBI single within the seventh.
Tossed
Nevin was ejected for the third time this season after Ohtani was referred to as out on strikes on a slider from Speier that gave the impression to be simply exterior of the strike zone.
“Our dugout was chirping quite a bit and I was done. I was pointing to put the pitcher in and he (home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi) thought he saw something,” Nevin stated. “I’ll take those. I don’t want any of my coaches or players getting thrown out. So I’ll take that and then once you go out, you’re gonna get a good talk.”
Sandoval’s struggles
Sandoval dropped his fifth straight begin. The left-hander struck out eight however allowed 10 hits and 5 runs.
Trainer’s room
Angels: RHP Ben Joyce was positioned on the 15-day injured record with ulnar neuritis in his proper arm. RHP Gerardo Reyes was referred to as up from Triple-A Salt Lake to fill the roster spot. … OF Jo Adell was optioned to Triple-A after OF Hunter Renfroe got here off the paternity record. … C Max Stassi (left hip pressure) was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room for Reyes on the 40-man roster.
Up subsequent
Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert (4-3, 3.80 ERA) is ready to face RHP Griffin Canning (4-2, 4.47 ERA) on Sunday.
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