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04-10-2002, 01:35 AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mark McLemore hit a two-run homer and John Halama pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Angels 5-1 Tuesday night for their 10th straight victory in Anaheim.
Halama (1-0) allowed one run and four hits, struck out four and walked one in his first start of the season.
Halama was demoted to Triple-A twice last season but is beginning this year as the Mariners' fifth starter. Halama is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA in nine career appearances against the Angels.
Kevin Appier (0-1) gave up two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out six, including Carlos Guillen all three times he faced him.
Appier took a 1-0 lead into the sixth before Ben Davis led off with a double over right fielder Tim Salmon's head, and McLemore followed with a drive to right-center on an 0-1 pitch.
It was McLemore's second home run in 339 career at-bats against the team he began his major league career with in September 1986.
Jose Nieves led off the Angels' fifth with a double, advanced on Adam Kennedy's sacrifice and beat the throw home by McLemore on David Eckstein's fly to shallow left field.
The Angels also threatened in the third, but Gold Glove center fielder Mike Cameron raced to the alley in right-center to grab Garret Anderson's drive on the dead run with runners at the corners and two out.
Brendan Donnelly, 30, allowed three runs in the ninth in his major league debut. Ben Davis hit a two-run single and Cameron also scored when Darin Erstad booted the ball for an error.
Notes: The Mariners have not been scored on in the ninth inning in their first eight games. ... Troy Glaus, 2-for-16 lifetime against Halama, completed the two-game suspension he received for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with San Diego during spring training. ... Appier was 6-0 in his previous 13 starts going back to last season with the Mets, who traded him to the Angels for Mo Vaughn. ... Appier, 14-7 lifetime against Seattle, has more wins against the Mariners than he has against any other opponent. But he has lost four of his last five starts against them. ... The Angels' 15 losses against Seattle last year were the most they've had to any team in a single season in club history.
Halama (1-0) allowed one run and four hits, struck out four and walked one in his first start of the season.
Halama was demoted to Triple-A twice last season but is beginning this year as the Mariners' fifth starter. Halama is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA in nine career appearances against the Angels.
Kevin Appier (0-1) gave up two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out six, including Carlos Guillen all three times he faced him.
Appier took a 1-0 lead into the sixth before Ben Davis led off with a double over right fielder Tim Salmon's head, and McLemore followed with a drive to right-center on an 0-1 pitch.
It was McLemore's second home run in 339 career at-bats against the team he began his major league career with in September 1986.
Jose Nieves led off the Angels' fifth with a double, advanced on Adam Kennedy's sacrifice and beat the throw home by McLemore on David Eckstein's fly to shallow left field.
The Angels also threatened in the third, but Gold Glove center fielder Mike Cameron raced to the alley in right-center to grab Garret Anderson's drive on the dead run with runners at the corners and two out.
Brendan Donnelly, 30, allowed three runs in the ninth in his major league debut. Ben Davis hit a two-run single and Cameron also scored when Darin Erstad booted the ball for an error.
Notes: The Mariners have not been scored on in the ninth inning in their first eight games. ... Troy Glaus, 2-for-16 lifetime against Halama, completed the two-game suspension he received for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with San Diego during spring training. ... Appier was 6-0 in his previous 13 starts going back to last season with the Mets, who traded him to the Angels for Mo Vaughn. ... Appier, 14-7 lifetime against Seattle, has more wins against the Mariners than he has against any other opponent. But he has lost four of his last five starts against them. ... The Angels' 15 losses against Seattle last year were the most they've had to any team in a single season in club history.