Los Angeles @ Seattle preview

Last Meeting ( Oct 2, 2012 ) LA Angels 1, Seattle 6

Rookie Mike Trout is one stolen base away from achieving a historic feat as the Los Angeles Angels close their season against the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Trout is trying to join Eric Davis (1987) and Barry Bonds (1990) as the only players in major-league history with 30 homers and 50 steals in a single season. Trout is second in the American League with a .324 average, trailing only Triple Crown candidate Miguel Cabrera (.331) of the Detroit Tigers.

Seattle snapped a four-game skid by beating the Angels on Tuesday. Third baseman Kyle Seager homered to become the first Seattle player to reach 20 homers since 2009. Earlier in the day, the club announced it would move in the outfield fences for the 2013 campaign. Angels ace Jared Weaver is one of the candidates for the American League Cy Young Award, but he is 0-2 against the Mariners while going 20-2 against the rest of the teams in baseball. Seattle’s Jesus Montero hit three homers in the two games against Weaver.

TV: 6:40 p.m. ET, Fox Sports West (Los Angeles), ROOT (Seattle)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Jared Weaver (20-4, 2.73 ERA) vs. Mariners RH Blake Beavan (10-11, 4.68)

Weaver has won four consecutive starts since falling to the Mariners on Sept. 2. He also lost to Seattle on Aug. 12 when Montero hit two homers. Weaver is 12-6 with a 3.12 ERA in 24 career starts against the Mariners. He needs nine strikeouts for his fifth consecutive season of 150 or more strikeouts.

Beavan has lost three of his last four outings. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings in his last start, giving up four runs (three earned) and four hits while losing to the Oakland Athletics. Beavan is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two starts against the Angels this season. In five career starts against Los Angeles, he is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA.

WALK-OFFS

1. Los Angeles 2B Howie Kendrick is 7-for-9 in the series and is batting .600 (12-for-20) with nine RBIs over the last five games.

2. Montero is 5-for-9 with four homers and a 1.889 slugging percentage against Weaver.

3. Angels OF Mark Trumbo has homered twice against Beavan this season and has three overall in 15 career at-bats.