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Wednesday, Jun 4th, 2008

American League Game Summary - LA Angels of Anaheim at Seattle

Final Score: LA Angels 5 - Seattle 4

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Torii Hunter knocked in two runs, as the LA Angels of Anaheim clipped the Seattle Mariners, 5-4, to complete a three-game sweep at Safeco Field.

LA starter Jered Weaver (5-6) gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings of work. Francisco Rodriguez tossed a perfect ninth to notch his 24th save of the season.

Maicer Izturis, Howie Kendrick and Gary Matthews Jr. each had two hits, with Kendrick driving in a run for the Angels, winners of a season-best five straight. Mike Napoli and Brandon Wood each also had an RBI.

"Our pitching and defense has been holding it down for us," Hunter said. "We come through when it counts on offense. We struggle to get runs, we leave a lot of runners on base, but when it counts we come through. That's what matters. As long as we come through with the (win), that's all that matters."

Carlos Silva (3-6) allowed five runs on eight hits in eight innings for the Mariners, who have dropped four in a row. A free-agent acquisition in the offseason, Silva has lost six straight decisions.

Jose Lopez hit a solo home run and finished with three RBI for Seattle, which concluded its nine-game homestand with a mark of 3-6. Lopez homered in each game of the series.

Ichiro Suzuki, Jeremy Reed and Raul Ibanez all had two hits.

Mariners manager John McLaren went on an expletive-laced rant after the game, reflecting on his team's 21-39 record, which is worst in the majors.

"We're playing our (rear) off every day and have nothing to show for it," he said. "I'm tired of (expletive) losing, I'm tired of getting my (rear) beat and so are those guys. We have to change this (expletive) around and get after it, the only way we can do it. The fans are pissed off and the players are pissed off and that's the way it is. There's no (expletive) easy way out, we can't feel sorry for ourselves, we have to (expletive) buckle it up and get after it. I'm tired of (expletive) losing every night and we bust our (rear). It's got to be a total team (expletive) effort to turn this thing around, and that's it."

The Angels jumped on Silva for three runs in the top of the first. Reggie Willits drew a leadoff walk and Izturis singled to left. A double by Kendrick put the visitors on the board. After Garret Anderson popped out to third, Hunter stroked a two-run single to left.

Seattle got a run back in the home half when Lopez tattooed a 2-1 fastball into the Angels bullpen. The Mariners manufactured another run in the second. Reed singled to start the inning, moved to second on a Richie Sexson groundout, advanced to third when Kenji Johjima's soft liner dropped in a for a hit and scored when Yuniesky Betancourt hit a slow roller to the second baseman.

In the bottom of the third, the Mariners got their first two men on but couldn't move them, and Los Angeles responded with a two-spot in the next frame. Hunter worked a walk to open the inning and a perfectly executed hit- and-run with Matthews at the plate put runners on the corners. Napoli followed with a sacrifice fly, with Matthews heading to second on the throw home. Wood then reached out and poked a single into the right-center field gap to give the Angels a 5-2 lead.

The Mariners narrowed the deficit to one in the home fourth. Sexson led off with a single and hustled to third when Suzuki hit a grounder back up the middle with two gone in the frame. Suzuki then stole second before Lopez smacked a two-run single to left.

Seattle had a rally snuffed out in the sixth. Betancourt kept the frame alive with a single and tried to score all the way from first on a Suzuki's line drive to left field, but the Mariners shortstop was tagged out at home.

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