Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seattle 9, LA Angels 4
When: 3:35 PM ET, Thursday, September 27, 2012
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 37377

Mariners 9, Angels 4: John Jaso belted a two-run homer and added an RBI double in a four-run seventh inning that broke the game open as visiting Seattle handed Los Angeles a damaging loss for its playoff hopes.

Jaso hit his 10th homer in the fourth for the Mariners, who salvaged the last of a three-game series after dropping the first two. Kyle Seager added two hits for Seattle, including an RBI single in the seventh as the Mariners took a 7-2 lead.

Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma (8-5) allowed seven hits and two runs – one earned – over six innings for the win. That performance kept the Angels two games behind Oakland in the American League wild-card race and ended their five-game win streak.

Seattle went ahead for good 3-2 in the fifth on a fielder’s choice by Franklin Gutierrez. In the bottom of the inning, Gutierrez made a tremendous running catch on Mike Trout before crashing into the center field wall. Gutierrez left the game in the sixth with an apparent wrist injury.

Angels starter Dan Haren (12-12), who came into the game 4-1 since Aug. 31, allowed six hits and three runs – two earned -- over 5 1/3 innings. Garrett Richards gave up three runs on three hits in the seventh.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Albert Pujols and Kendrys Morales each had a pair of doubles for the Angels. … Seattle OF Casper Wells had two hits for the second time in five games. … The Angels are 10-6 against the Mariners in 2012. They will travel to Seattle for the final three games of the season Oct. 1-3.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Seattle   LA Angels
Hisashi Iwakuma Player Dan Haren
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 6
1.50 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Seattle   LA Angels
Casper Wells Player Kendrys Morales
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Seattle 12 1 18 .324 13 5 8 3 0 1
LA Angels 10 0 15 .278 17 8 4 2 1 2