The Angels got a rare full-team effort Monday night, and it showed up in a 6-4 win over the Mariners in Anaheim. Reid Detmers handled the mound work, Jose Siri and Zach Neto did damage at the plate, and Denzer Guzman came through in a key spot that helped keep Seattle from hanging around too long.
The tone was set immediately in the first inning, when the Mariners looked ready to strike. J.P.
Crawford opened with a single, and Randy Arozarena followed with a double off the center field wall. But what should have been an early run turned into an Angels highlight reel instead.
Siri tracked the ball in center, fired to Neto at shortstop, and Neto relayed home to Travis d'Arnaud, who tagged out Crawford at the plate.
Detmers made sure the inning stayed clean after that, and he called the play a major moment.
"Honestly, it felt like a turning point before pretty much the game even started," Detmers said of the run-saving relay.
The Angels then turned that momentum into offense. Siri doubled into the left field corner in the bottom of the first to bring home Mike Trout from first, then scored on Vaughn Grissom’s sacrifice fly after stealing third.
Neto joined the party in the third, ripping a triple to the same left field corner to score Wade Meckler from first. Siri followed two batters later with another RBI to push Los Angeles ahead 4-0.
"He's becoming more consistent, right? You're seeing the consistency.
You're seeing the engagement on both sides of the ball and it's the maturity," Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said of Neto. "He's learning, he's getting better each and every day."
Detmers had been rolling since the All-Star break and entered the game only nine strikeouts shy of 200 for the first time in his career. But Monday wasn’t one of his cleanest outings. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out eight, finishing one punchout short of the milestone.
The damage came on Cal Raleigh’s three-run homer. Detmers still worked through six innings and said he was content with the way he managed the night.
"[I] felt like I didn't have my best stuff tonight, but I was able to get through six and only give up the home run... so I was very satisfied," Detmers said of his outing.
Los Angeles added another important cushion in the fifth. After singles from Neto and Siri and a walk to Grissom, Christian Moore struck out for the second out. Guzman then delivered, lining a single to Julio Rodriguez in center field that scored both Neto and Siri.
"That was huge," Suzuki said. I think with two outs, getting that crucial hit that we've been talking about all year... I think Guzzi [Guzman] right there coming up with a big knock, not trying to do too much and staying to the middle of the field."
Blake Weiman allowed one earned run in 0.2 innings after Detmers exited, and Ben Joyce had to sweat a bit in the ninth after putting runners on first and second with two outs. He still finished the job, getting Crawford to line out to first and securing his fifth save of the season, which made him the Angels’ new save leader.
It was a strong opening to the Angels’ final homestand of the season, and Suzuki said the group has stayed locked in no matter what the previous night looked like.
"Little gains every day, just trying to get better. I think with these guys, you don't have to worry about them coming to the park every day, showing up, getting ready to go because they've been doing that all year," Suzuki said.
"Whether you win or lose the night before, they're coming out the next day ready to go. Great attitudes, it's been a pleasure, for sure."
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