Mariners Rally In 8th; Beat Angels 3-1
The Seattle Mariners rallied for threes runs in the bottom of the 8th inning on Tuesday night, and went on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1. While victory may have been sweet for the rallying Mariners, SP Felix Hernandez must feel betrayed by the pathetic Mariner offense when he pitches. Felix pitched seven innings of three hit baseball on Tuesday, only to have the Mariners score zero runs for him. Only after Felix had departed, and was assured of another no decision, did the anemic offense rise to the occasion, string a few singles, a couple walks, and a sacrifice fly, to score three runs. Those three eighth inning runs made reliever Brandon League 9-6 the winner, instead of the eventual loser. Closer David Aardsma came on, and kept the Angels off the scoreboard in the top of the ninth, for his 26th save of the season. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Adam Moore, Alberto Callaspo, Brandon League, Casey Kotchman, Dan Haren, David Aardsma, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Rodriguez, Franklin Gutierrez, Howie Kendrick, Jose Lopez, Josh Wilson, Kevin Jepsen, Micahel Saunders





