Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Match Player Stats On May 03, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 4, 2017

SEATTLE -- Jean Segura hit a two-run homer and capped a four-run eighth inning with a two-run single as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a wild 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

The Mariners, who saw an early 4-0 lead evaporate when the Angels scored six runs in the sixth, loaded the bases in the eighth against Blake Parker (0-2).

Seattle got one-out singles from Kyle Seager and Danny Valencia and a two-out walk to pinch hitter Taylor Motter.

Jarrod Dyson followed with a two-run double to right to tie it 6-6. Segura then singled to left, scoring Motter and Dyson.

Kole Calhoun's two-out homer in the ninth off Edgar Diaz pulled the Angels within 8-7. Diaz then hit Mike Trout with a pitch, but struck out Albert Pujols for his fifth save.

Jean Machi (1-0), called up from Triple-A on Tuesday, pitched a perfect eighth for the victory.

The Angels erupted for six runs on seven hits in the sixth to erase a 4-0 deficit.

Calhoun opened with double to right. Trout followed with his eighth homer to make it 4-2 and extend his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games. Pujols singled to chase starter Hisashi Iwakuma.

Emilio Pagan relieved for his major league debut and allowed a bloop single to right by Luis Valbuena. Pujols then scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrelton Simmons that left fielder Guillermo Heredia prevented from being a three-run homer with a leaping grab above the wall.

Valbuena came around on successive singles by Ben Revere and Cliff Pennington to make it 4-4. Yunel Escobar's two-run double off the center-field wall put the Angels up 6-4.

The Mariners chased Nolasco with three runs in the fifth to open a 4-0 lead.

Mike Zunino, who entered hitting .167, opened with a double into the left-field corner and advanced on Jarrod Dyson's sacrifice bunt. Segura then lined a 2-0 pitch down the left-field line for his third homer of the season.

Ben Gamel doubled to right and Robinson Cano was walked intentionally. Nelson Cruz followed with an RBI single to left, his third single of the game.

Cano staked the Mariners to a 1-0 lead with two outs in the first, hammering an 0-1 pitch from Nolasco over the right-field wall for his fifth homer of the season.

After Iwakuma retired the first seven hitters, the Angels put runners on the corners with two outs in the third on singles by Cliff Pennington and Yunel Escobar. But Kole Calhoun grounded out to first.

Iwakuma was hit on the leg by a hard liner from Andrelton Simmons to open the fifth. The ball ricocheted for a groundout to first. Ben Revere singled and Pennington walked, but Martin Maldonado struck out and Escobar bounced out to short.

NOTES: Mariners DH Nelson Cruz extended his hitting streak to 12 games when he lined a single past 3B Yunel Escobar with two outs in the first. ... RHP Emilio Pagan had a forgettable major league debut. He faced four batters in the sixth, allowing three runs on three hits -- his only out a sacrifice fly. ... Both benches cleared briefly in the sixth, but no scuffles ensued after Seattle 1B Danny Valencia tagged out Martin Maldonado on a bunt down the first-base line.