Hisashi Iwakuma Better Than Jered Weaver Despite Very Dissimilar Opponents
On Sunday, September 2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 behind dingers from Jesus Montero and Carlos Peguero. Hisashi Iwakuma was outstanding!
| Final - 9.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Stories
65-70, Chart
win expectancy chart for the Mariners' win over the Angels on Sunday, September 2
Countless Angels Left on Base in Loss to Seattle
The Angels loss at Seattle saw Jered Weaver punished for surrendering only two earned runs in 5.1 innings.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| Albert Pujols, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Kendrys Morales, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| Vernon Wells, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Mark Trumbo, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Erick Aybar, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Maicer Izturis, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Andrew Romine, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Bobby Wilson, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Pujols, Iannetta
Stolen Bases - Kendrick, Aybar
Team LOB - 6
Doubles - Pujols, Iannetta
Stolen Bases - Kendrick, Aybar
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jered Weaver (L, 16-4) | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 | 0 | 86-50 |
| Nick Maronde | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Jerome Williams | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.59 | 0 | 26-17 |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Ackley, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Franklin Gutierrez, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Kyle Seager, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| John Jaso, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Jesus Montero, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Justin Smoak, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| Trayvon Robinson, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Carlos Peguero, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .197 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Montero, Peguero
Grounded into DP - Smoak
Caught Stealing - Gutierrez, Robinson
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Ackley
Home runs - Montero, Peguero
Grounded into DP - Smoak
Caught Stealing - Gutierrez, Robinson
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Ackley
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 6-3) | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.14 | 1 | 101-76 |
| Josh Kinney (, 0-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 0 | 8-5 |
| Tom Wilhelmsen (S, 4-3; S,22) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 | 0 | 22-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter, First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa, Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 2:48
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter, First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa, Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 2:48
