Mitch Haniger had three hits, including a two-run homer, Chris Flexen maintained his dominance over the Angels and the Seattle Mariners held the guy on Friday to beat Los Angeles 6-5.
Angels second baseman David Fletcher had two hits that extended his hitting streak to 25 games, tying Rod Carew for the second-best march in franchise history.
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Despite Flexen’s strong performance, who took the win with a seven-inning effort in which he gave up a run on six hits and struck out two, the Seattle bullpen came close to squandering it. The Mariners entered the ninth inning 6-2 but the Angels took advantage of two errors and scored three times to get within just one run.
Kyle Seager also took her out of the park for Seattle, which has four wins in five dates. Haniger, who had nine hits in his last 20 at-bats, fell a triple from completing the cycle.
The loss went to Andrew Heaney (5-7) after allowing six hits and four runs in four innings. Paul Sewald made his third save of the season.
For the Mariners, Luis Torrens tied 4-1, with an produced. While for the Angels, Luis Rengifo went 1-0, with a run scored.
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