SIXTY-FIVE seasons. That’s how many years the Los Angeles Angels had dodged the dreaded 100-loss mark. Think about that for a second! Until Sunday, that is. Our Seattle Mariners, in the absolute final game of the season, went out there and straight-up stomped the Angels 7-3. The M’s made sure those division rivals hit that century mark in the loss column for the first time *ever*. We officially wrote *that* into their sad history books.
M’s Offense Puts the Halos Away, No Mercy
Our boys didn’t just win on Sunday; they put on a clinic to make sure the Angels got their unwanted history lesson. We jumped on the board early, showing absolutely no mercy. Cole Young ripped a single, then Jhonny Pereda came through with a double that rocketed Young to third. Then, Weston Wilson drove him home with a ground out for the first run of the game. Bam! The third inning? More of the same pressure, keeping those Halos reeling. Randy Arozarena got plunked by a pitch, then our guys went back-to-back with singles from Dominic Canzone and our very own slugger, Cal Raleigh, who brought Arozarena home. Josh Naylor kept the rally going, hitting an RBI groundout to score Canzone and giving us a solid 3-0 lead. Even after Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi finally left the game, the M’s weren’t done piling it on. We tacked on three more runs! A wild throwing error from Denzer Guzman allowed Cole Young to score. Then Arozarena hammered a double that drove in both Pereda and Wilson. Leo Rivas even crossed home plate on a wild pitch from Sammy Peralta. Seven runs total. Pure dominance, right?
Kikuchi’s Rough Season Ends, Angels Offense Quiet
Remember Yusei Kikuchi, who used to be on our mound back in 2020? Well, he took the hill for the Angels to try and finish out their season, but it was just another chapter in what has been a seriously rough year for the veteran lefty. He went five innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits and one walk, though he did manage to punch out seven. But look at these numbers: his final season stats are a 4.92 ERA, a career-high 1.54 WHIP, and a career-worst 1-7 record by winning percentage. Get this, his ERA was the highest it’s been since his sophomore year… which was with *us* back in 2020. Talk about irony! And the Angels’ offense? Barely there. They scraped together just three hits all game, somehow turning them into three runs, but it was way too little, way too late. A sacrifice fly from Vaughn Grissom drove in Bryce Teodosio in the sixth, and Jose Siri added two more with a two-run homer in the eighth. That’s it, folks. That’s all they mustered for the entire game, and thus, for the season. One hundred losses. Oof.
So, the Angels’ painful, historic season finally grinds to a halt, capped by that truly awful 100th loss, delivered by none other than our M’s. This also officially marks the last season under Arte Moreno’s primary ownership, with Kroenke Sports and Entertainment set to take control next season. What a moment for them, eh? For our Mariners, though, it was a sweet, sweet way to wrap up the regular season. We proved we can take down a division rival, even if they were struggling. Ending on a high note like that? You love to see it. What a way to finish, Seattle!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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