SEATTLE — Robbie Ray misplaced a no-hitter with two outs within the seventh inning on a grounder that bounced off his personal glove within the Seattle Mariners’ 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday evening.
Ray misplaced his bid when Max Stassi hit a excessive chopper towards the mound that went proper over the pitcher’s head. The reigning AL Cy Younger Award winner didn’t bounce, and the ball skipped off the highest of his glove, giving Stassi time to beat out an infield single.
The left-hander winced, then appeared towards the outfield scoreboard to see the ruling from the official scorer. He smiled when Stassi was awarded successful, ending a run of 18 consecutive batters retired.
Ray completed the seventh and got here again out for the eighth, when Juan Lagares led off with a triple and scored on Andrew Velazquez’s double. Ray was pulled after that, charged with a run three hits and a stroll with 10 strikeouts. He acquired an enormous ovation when supervisor Scott Servais got here for the ball.
The Angels had been one out away from being no-hit by the Dodgers’ Tyler Anderson on Wednesday, and the Yankees’ Jameson Taillon had an ideal sport towards Los Angeles till the eighth inning on June 2. The Angels are the primary group to interrupt up no-hit bids after the sixth inning thrice in the identical month because the Houston Astros in 1984, per STATS.
Julio Rodriguez had three hits, Ty France drove in three and Cal Raleigh hit his eighth homer of the season for Seattle.
Raleigh linked within the second, a solo shot that gave Seattle a 2-0 lead. Rodriguez singled and scored within the first and added an RBI single within the third, and the Mariners blew it open within the fourth when Ty France cleared the bases with a double.
Raleigh doubled within the sixth and scored on a single from Taylor Trammell.
Roenis Elias completed the sport for Seattle with a scoreless ninth inning. The Angels completed the evening with 4 hits, two of them from Stassi.
Mariners slugger Justin Upton was hit within the head by a pitch within the fifth inning on the identical day he was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma. Upton was down on the sector for a number of minutes and was changed by Dylan Moore.
Upton, a four-time All-Star launched by the Angels in spring coaching, signed with the Mariners on Could 21 and hit .200 with two homers and 6 RBIs in 12 video games with the Rainiers. The 34-year-old ranks seventh amongst lively gamers with 324 profession residence runs.
INF/OF Sam Haggerty was despatched all the way down to Triple-A after hitting .188 in 13 video games this season for Seattle.
P/OF Shohei Ohtani was not within the beginning lineup Friday upfront of Saturday’s doubleheader. Ohtani had two hits on the plate in Thursday’s sport and in addition pitched six shutout innings. Interim supervisor Phil Nevin stated Ohtani will play each video games Saturday.
Angels: 3B Anthony Rendon will endure season-ending surgical procedure subsequent week for a subluxing tendon in his proper wrist, the Angels introduced Friday. Rendon hit .228 this season with 5 homers and 24 RBI in 45 video games.
Angels: The Angels will begin Patrick Sandoval (3-2, 2.83) on Saturday within the first sport of a day-night doubleheader towards Seattle. The Angels haven’t introduced their starter for Sport Two.
Mariners: Seattle will begin Chris Flexen (2-8, 4.30) within the first sport of the doubleheader. The Mariners haven’t a starter for Sport Two.