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04-25-2002, 08:53 PM
SEATTLE (AP) - Scott Spiezio had a three-run double in the opening inning and Tim Salmon hit his first homer of the season as the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 10-6 Wednesday night.
Anaheim won for the first time in seven games against the AL West-leading Mariners this season. The Angels broke a four-game losing streak and ended Seattle's four-game winning streak.
The Mariners (17-5) fell one game behind the pace of last year's team, which tied the major league record with 116 wins.
Jarrod Washburn (2-2) allowed three runs and six hits before being replaced by Al Levine with two on and two outs in the seventh and the Angels ahead 8-1.
Bengie Molina had four hits, while Orlando Palmeiro, Garret Anderson and Troy Glaus each had three hits for Anaheim, which had a season-high 16 hits against Paul Abbott (1-2) and three relievers. The Angels' 10 runs also were their season best.
Anaheim came into the game hitting .199 (38-for-191) with one homer and 15 runs against Seattle this season.
The Angels took a 5-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Anderson, Glaus' run-scoring single and Spiezio's bases-loaded double to right.
They made it 6-0 in the third on Molina's RBI double, and Anderson added a run-scoring double in the sixth. Salmon's homer made it 8-1 in the seventh. The Angels, with nine homers, are tied with Kansas City for the fewest in the AL this season.
Spiezio had a fourth RBI on a fielder's choice before Molina's run-scoring single in the eighth.
The Mariners spoiled Washburn's shutout bid in the sixth on John Olerud's RBI double.
In the seventh, Levine allowed a two-run triple to Bret Boone before second baseman Adam Kennedy's error allowed Boone to score Seattle's fourth run, which was unearned.
Carlos Guillen ended Seattle's scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Abbott, who was 17-4 for the Mariners last season, saw his ERA balloon to 10.97.
Ruben Sierra went 0-for-5 for Seattle and had his 12-game hitting streak ended.
Notes: At 7-14, the Angels avoided their worst start in franchise history after 21 games. ... Washburn is 4-2 lifetime against Seattle, while Abbott is 2-5 in his career against the Angels. ... Former Seattle OF Jay Buhner made his broadcasting debut for the Mariners on radio and TV. ... Former University of Washington football player Curtis Williams, who was paralyzed below the neck while making a tackle in a game Oct. 28, 2001, at Stanford, was honored before the game. ... The Mariners have scored 59 of their 142 runs after the sixth inning, including five Wednesday.
Anaheim won for the first time in seven games against the AL West-leading Mariners this season. The Angels broke a four-game losing streak and ended Seattle's four-game winning streak.
The Mariners (17-5) fell one game behind the pace of last year's team, which tied the major league record with 116 wins.
Jarrod Washburn (2-2) allowed three runs and six hits before being replaced by Al Levine with two on and two outs in the seventh and the Angels ahead 8-1.
Bengie Molina had four hits, while Orlando Palmeiro, Garret Anderson and Troy Glaus each had three hits for Anaheim, which had a season-high 16 hits against Paul Abbott (1-2) and three relievers. The Angels' 10 runs also were their season best.
Anaheim came into the game hitting .199 (38-for-191) with one homer and 15 runs against Seattle this season.
The Angels took a 5-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Anderson, Glaus' run-scoring single and Spiezio's bases-loaded double to right.
They made it 6-0 in the third on Molina's RBI double, and Anderson added a run-scoring double in the sixth. Salmon's homer made it 8-1 in the seventh. The Angels, with nine homers, are tied with Kansas City for the fewest in the AL this season.
Spiezio had a fourth RBI on a fielder's choice before Molina's run-scoring single in the eighth.
The Mariners spoiled Washburn's shutout bid in the sixth on John Olerud's RBI double.
In the seventh, Levine allowed a two-run triple to Bret Boone before second baseman Adam Kennedy's error allowed Boone to score Seattle's fourth run, which was unearned.
Carlos Guillen ended Seattle's scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Abbott, who was 17-4 for the Mariners last season, saw his ERA balloon to 10.97.
Ruben Sierra went 0-for-5 for Seattle and had his 12-game hitting streak ended.
Notes: At 7-14, the Angels avoided their worst start in franchise history after 21 games. ... Washburn is 4-2 lifetime against Seattle, while Abbott is 2-5 in his career against the Angels. ... Former Seattle OF Jay Buhner made his broadcasting debut for the Mariners on radio and TV. ... Former University of Washington football player Curtis Williams, who was paralyzed below the neck while making a tackle in a game Oct. 28, 2001, at Stanford, was honored before the game. ... The Mariners have scored 59 of their 142 runs after the sixth inning, including five Wednesday.