Angels Beat Mariners 5-3 Win Series
- Updated: April 8, 2015
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The Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 to secure their first series of the season. Matt Shoemaker took the mound for the Angels and got some early run support thanks to Albert Pujols.
After a Mike Trout single, Pujols hit his first home run of the year and number 521 for his career to give the Angels a 2-0 early lead. That home run tied Pujols for 18th all time on the career home run list.
The Angels weren’t done in the 1st inning. Erick Aybar reached base after a Robinson Cano error. Cano’s error allowed David Freese and Matt Joyce to score which gave the Halos a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 1st.
Hisashi Iwakuma settled in after the first inning jitters and pitched 6 innings allowing 9 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 3.
In the 2nd inning Trout hit a sacrifice fly that scored Efren Navarro to give the Halos the early 5-0 lead. The Mariners were able to put their first runs on the board when Brad Miller hit a solo home run to right field. This cut into the lead 5-1.
In the 6th inning Kyle Seager hit a two run shot to right which trimmed the lead to 5-3. That was it for Shoemaker who was solid in his season debut. He pitched 6 innings allowing 6 hits, 3 runs, while striking out 5.
Huston Street came on in the ninth for the Halos and shut the club down. He picked up his second save of the season.
With the win the Angels improve to 2-1 on the year and will take on the Kansas City Royals on Friday night for their home opener.
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