Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seattle 4, LA Angels 1
When: 4:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 28, 2014
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 59°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Dan Bellino, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 40823

Mariners 4, Angels 1:
Felix Hernandez allowed one hit and struck out seven in 5 1/3 scoreless innings as host Seattle closed its season by topping Los Angeles.

Hernandez (15-6) did not walk a batter while lowering his ERA to an American League-leading 2.14 for the Mariners, who learned during the game that their shot at a wild-card spot ended when Oakland posted a 4-0 win over Texas. Michael Saunders and Mike Zunino each drove in a pair of runs for Seattle.

Albert Pujols recorded the lone hit off Hernandez with a first-inning single and John McDonald drove in a run in the ninth for the Angels, who pulled most of their starters when the game ceased to be important in the race. Cory Rasmus (3-2) surrendered two runs in three innings to absorb the loss.

Logan Morrison singled and scored on a double off the wall in center in the second inning by Saunders, who added his second RBI double in the fourth. Zunino followed with a single to plate Morrison and Saunders, capping a three-run rally.

Hernandez opened the sixth inning after the final of the Oakland-Texas game had been posted and recorded the first out before leaving to a standing ovation from the home crowd. Four relievers combined to finish it off as the Mariners completed a three-game sweep and finished with a winning record at home (41-40).

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Angels earned the top spot in the AL playoffs and will take on the wild card winner at home for Game 1 on Thursday. … Hernandez benefited from a scoring change earlier in the week that lowered his ERA to 2.18, and his 5 1/3 scoreless innings were enough to push him below Chicago’s Chris Sale (2.17). … Los Angeles LHP Hector Santiago, who made his final start of the regular season Wednesday, worked two scoreless innings of relief to tune up for the postseason.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Seattle
Cory Rasmus Player Felix Hernandez
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 7
3 Hits 1
6.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
LA Angels   Seattle
Brennan Boesch Player Michael Saunders
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
1 TB 4
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 5 0 6 .156 9 12 1 1 0 0
Seattle 9 0 11 .273 15 10 4 2 0 0
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