{"id":663065,"date":"2026-04-04T16:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663065\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:57:17","slug":"mariners-ride-stellar-pitching-performance-into-rematch-vs-angels-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663065\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners ride stellar pitching performance into rematch vs. Angels – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a former catcher, Dan Wilson understands both the hitting and pitching aspects of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes when you\u2019re not scoring a lot of runs, you need your pitchers to step up,\u201d said Wilson, the Seattle Mariners manager.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s pretty much what happened Friday night as the Mariners took on the Los Angeles Angels, who were hosting their home opener in Anaheim, Calif. Four Mariners pitchers \u2014 Bryan Woo, Matt Brash, Andres Munoz and Gabe Speier \u2014 combined on a one-hitter as Seattle prevailed 3-1 in 10 innings.<\/p>\n

The three-game series between American League West rivals continues Saturday at Angel Stadium.<\/p>\n

After nine scoreless innings, Seattle\u2019s Cole Young led off the 10th with a triple into the right-field corner to score ghost runner Luke Raley from second base.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, every time in that situation, you want to get the runner over,\u201d Young said. \u201cThat was my whole approach in that at-bat, just hit the ball to the right side, get the runner over. Just do a job and let the top of the order do the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

He did more than that.<\/p>\n

With two outs, the Angels intentionally walked Julio Rodriguez, despite his .100 batting average. After a wild pitch allowed Rodriguez to take second, Josh Naylor lined a single to right to make it 3-0. It was Naylor\u2019s second hit of the night, surpassing the total of one he had through the season\u2019s first six games.<\/p>\n

The Mariners conceded a run in the bottom of the inning, with Raley catching Jorge Soler\u2019s foul ball down the right-field line to turn it into a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Young, who is batting .310 with one home run and five RBIs, has been one of the few offensive bright spots for the Mariners, who rank 26th of 30 MLB teams with a .204 batting average. The Angels are 30th at .186.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one thing we\u2019ve talked about with Cole is the game doesn\u2019t speed up on him,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cHe\u2019s been able to kind of keep that consistent pace to his game, and that plays extremely important in those kind of situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mariners welcomed back shortstop J.P. Crawford, who made his season debut after recovering from right shoulder inflammation. Third baseman Brendan Donovan left in the middle of the seventh after straining to beat out a groundball and suffering a leg injury.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Donovan) hit the bag kind of funny,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWe\u2019ll assess it (Saturday).\u201d<\/p>\n

Angels starter Reid Detmers nearly matched Woo, allowing three hits over 6 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

The Angels\u2019 only hit was a wind-aided pop-up down the right-field line by Oswald Peraza that fell just out of the reach of diving outfielder Victor Robles with one out in the third inning. Woo proceeded to pick off Peraza.<\/p>\n

The wind also potentially took a homer away from Mike Trout on a deep blast to left-center field in the sixth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I got it,\u201d Trout said. \u201cI might have hit it a little off the end of the bat, but \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s pitching matchup is scheduled to feature a pair of right-handers in Seattle\u2019s Emerson Hancock (1-0, 0.00 ERA) against the Angels\u2019 Jack Kochanowicz (0-0, 11.25).<\/p>\n

Hancock, who pitched six hitless innings in his season debut against the Cleveland Guardians, is 0-0 with a 3.52 ERA in two previous appearances against the Angels, including one start. Kochanowicz is 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA in three career starts against the Mariners.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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