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Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson speaks to the media after a 6-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners were able to overcome an early deficit en route to a 6-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
The Mariners improved back to .500 (43-43) with the victory, but failed to make up the half-game difference in the American League West between them and the first-place Texas Rangers, who beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Monday.
Seattle was led to triumph against its divisional foes off a quality night from starting pitcher George Kirby and a dominant night at the plate from second baseman Cole Young.
"Quick wins are always good ones," Mariners manager Dan Wilson said after the game. "What George did on the hill tonight was pretty special. ... We got the lead and it was just straight shut down after that. ... I thought offensively, we talked about getting our chances and getting them in, using the middle of the field, using the other way. ... Cole Young, obviously, seeing the ball extremely well. The swings he put on, both of those, were really nice swings."
Kirby surrendered two runs to the Angels early. The first was an RBI single hit by third baseman Denzer Guzman in the top of the first inning. The second was a solo homer hit by shortstop Zach Neto in the top of the third.
The 2023 All-Star hunkered down after the two early runs and finished the game with seven strikeouts, one walk and two earned runs allowed on seven hits (one homer) in eight innings pitched. The final out of his outings was a seven-pitch strikeout against Los Angeles first baseman Nolan Schanuel. The hurler reached 100 pitches with the final offering of the inning.
"To be able to get the strikeout there with a couple guys on base, just kind of shut it down, it felt awesome," Kirby said in a postgame interview. " ... I'm just happy we won and Cole and those guys came out today and swung it."
Kirby was given the offensive support he needed to earn the win.
Young finished the game 3-for-3, including two homers, two runs and three RBIs. He accounted for half of Seattle's hits (six) and runs.
The first of Young's homers was a solo shot in the bottom of the third that cut the Angels' lead to 2-1.
Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young runs the bases after hitting a home run in a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports.
Young's second homer was a two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth that resulted in the eventual final of 6-2.
It was the first multi-home run game of the 22-year-old infielder's career. The second of Young's homers was against a left-handed pitcher, an area in which the M's' left-handed hitters has received criticism this season.
"Felt really good. It was nice to help the team win today," Young said after the game. " ... The biggest thing is not thinking too much about 'Oh he's a lefty, it's gonna be so much different.' It's more so, 'Oh, let's create an approach against this guy. Let's stick to it and not try and do too much and just stick to the approach and hit it hard somewhere.'"
In between Young's two homers, catcher Cal Raleigh hit a two-RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to give the Mariners a 3-2 lead.
Designated hitter Dominic Canzone, who's nursing left hamstring soreness, hit a solo homer to dead-center field in the bottom of the sixth to bolster the M's advantage to 4-2.
"I think anytime you're playing with an injury, there's something in the back of your mind," Wilson said. "But (Canzone's) able to go out right now and compete. His willingness to do that is tremendous and his determination to be out there and be a part of this in that DH role — we've seen him respond very well. Hit another long one tonight, left-on-left, his at-bats have been so good. At this point, it's the running that's a little bit of a concern. So we have to monitor that and be careful of that."
Left-handed Seattle reliever Jose A. Ferrer closed out the game in ninth inning despite some traffic following a Los Angeles single and a walk.
The Mariners will attempt to snap a three-series losing streak in game two of the three-game set against the Angels at 6:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
Bryan Woo will start for Seattle and Jose Soriano will start for Los Angeles.
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners were able to overcome an early deficit en route to a 6-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
The Mariners improved back to .500 (43-43) with the victory, but failed to make up the half-game difference in the American League West between them and the first-place Texas Rangers, who beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Monday.
Seattle was led to triumph against its divisional foes off a quality night from starting pitcher George Kirby and a dominant night at the plate from second baseman Cole Young.
"Quick wins are always good ones," Mariners manager Dan Wilson said after the game. "What George did on the hill tonight was pretty special. ... We got the lead and it was just straight shut down after that. ... I thought offensively, we talked about getting our chances and getting them in, using the middle of the field, using the other way. ... Cole Young, obviously, seeing the ball extremely well. The swings he put on, both of those, were really nice swings."
Kirby surrendered two runs to the Angels early. The first was an RBI single hit by third baseman Denzer Guzman in the top of the first inning. The second was a solo homer hit by shortstop Zach Neto in the top of the third.
The 2023 All-Star hunkered down after the two early runs and finished the game with seven strikeouts, one walk and two earned runs allowed on seven hits (one homer) in eight innings pitched. The final out of his outings was a seven-pitch strikeout against Los Angeles first baseman Nolan Schanuel. The hurler reached 100 pitches with the final offering of the inning.
"To be able to get the strikeout there with a couple guys on base, just kind of shut it down, it felt awesome," Kirby said in a postgame interview. " ... I'm just happy we won and Cole and those guys came out today and swung it."
Kirby was given the offensive support he needed to earn the win.
Young finished the game 3-for-3, including two homers, two runs and three RBIs. He accounted for half of Seattle's hits (six) and runs.
The first of Young's homers was a solo shot in the bottom of the third that cut the Angels' lead to 2-1.
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Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young runs the bases after hitting a home run in a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports.
Young's second homer was a two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth that resulted in the eventual final of 6-2.
It was the first multi-home run game of the 22-year-old infielder's career. The second of Young's homers was against a left-handed pitcher, an area in which the M's' left-handed hitters has received criticism this season.
"Felt really good. It was nice to help the team win today," Young said after the game. " ... The biggest thing is not thinking too much about 'Oh he's a lefty, it's gonna be so much different.' It's more so, 'Oh, let's create an approach against this guy. Let's stick to it and not try and do too much and just stick to the approach and hit it hard somewhere.'"
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In between Young's two homers, catcher Cal Raleigh hit a two-RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to give the Mariners a 3-2 lead.
Designated hitter Dominic Canzone, who's nursing left hamstring soreness, hit a solo homer to dead-center field in the bottom of the sixth to bolster the M's advantage to 4-2.
"I think anytime you're playing with an injury, there's something in the back of your mind," Wilson said. "But (Canzone's) able to go out right now and compete. His willingness to do that is tremendous and his determination to be out there and be a part of this in that DH role — we've seen him respond very well. Hit another long one tonight, left-on-left, his at-bats have been so good. At this point, it's the running that's a little bit of a concern. So we have to monitor that and be careful of that."
Left-handed Seattle reliever Jose A. Ferrer closed out the game in ninth inning despite some traffic following a Los Angeles single and a walk.
The Mariners will attempt to snap a three-series losing streak in game two of the three-game set against the Angels at 6:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
Bryan Woo will start for Seattle and Jose Soriano will start for Los Angeles.
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