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Jo Adell snaps tie with 9th-inning single in Angels' victory over Mariners

Jeff Fletcher, The Orange County Register on

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SEATTLE — Jo Adell did it again.

Just over a week after Adell hit a three-run homer to give the Angels a come-from-behind victory, he snapped a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single.

A second run scored when the throw home got away from the catcher, and the Angels beat the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, on Monday night.

It was the Angels’ fourth straight victory over the Mariners, including the final three games before the All-Star break. Adell punctuated that winning streak with an eighth-inning homer when the Angels were down by two.

This time, he came to the plate with Brandon Drury at second and Zach Neto at first after each had drawn walks with two outs.

Adell punched a single up the middle. Drury chugged around and slid head first across the plate. As the ball skipped away from catcher Cal Raleigh, Neto came home.

Closer Carlos Estévez then worked the ninth to convert his 12th consecutive save opportunity. He has not allowed a run in his last 17 innings, dating to May 28.

The late heroics came after the Angels’ hitters had been quiet for most of the night.

The Angels had just three hits and a hit batter in seven innings against Seattle starter Bryce Miller.

The Angels also didn’t seem to appreciate the help Miller got from plate umpire Mike Estabrook, who would be a focal point throughout the night. With a runner at first and two outs in the first, Willie Calhoun was called out on a third strike that was a couple of inches outside.

In the second, Drury was incensed with a called third strike that was clearly low. Hitting coach Johnny Washington was ejected after that call.

 

And in the sixth, in the Angels first at-bat of the game with a runner in scoring position, Calhoun again seemed to disagree with a called third strike. This one appeared to nick the edge of the zone, though.

The Angels had another runner in scoring position in the seventh, with one out, but Drury hit a flyout and Zach Neto grounded out.

Once the Mariners pulled Miller, the Angels finally got something going.

In the eighth, reliever Ryne Stanek walked Adell and Anthony Rendon to start the inning. Although Nolan Schanuel was then called out on strikes – subsequently earning the first ejection of his young major league career – the Angels still got the tying run home.

Adell and Rendon each took 90 feet on a double steal, and then Taylor Ward drove in Adell with a fly ball to deep center.

That run took Angels starter Tyler Anderson off the hook for the loss on a night when he gave up one run in 5⅔ innings.

Anderson hit J.P. Crawford with his second pitch of the game, and then Victor Robles hit a slow chopper to third and beat it out for an infield hit.

An out later, Raleigh dropped a single into center field, driving in Crawford.

After that, Anderson retired the next 15 in a row, into the sixth inning. He gave up a single and a two-out walk and was then pulled with two runners aboard.

Hans Crouse struck out Mitch Garver to escape the jam, keeping the Angels down 1-0.


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