The Los Angeles Angels went back to their losing ways against Seattle in the third game of their four-game series.
It’ll all be on the line for the Los Angeles Angels in their season finale on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, as the Angels dropped an 8-4 decision to post their 99th loss of the season.
The loss featured a disappointing effort from starter Ryan Johnson, who came in as the big reason for Halos fans to watch this game. Johnson has had an excellent second half of the season, but this game looked like many of his first half starts as he struggled with his control and got hit hard.
The Mariners woke up after losing the first two games of the series, with Lazaro Montes doubling home a run in the second inning to make it 1-0, and Leo Rivas got another run home in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to double the lead.
Seattle scored two more in the fifth, with the first run coming on an RBI groundout from Josh Naylor. Cole Young singled in another run, and he was helped out on a throwing error from center fielder Bryce Teodosio.
That made it 4-0 and ended Johnson’s season. His final line had him giving up four runs in five innings on seven hits to go with four walks and three strikeouts, but he probably deserves a mulligan for all of the strong starts he gave the Halos in the second half.
The Angels then proceeded to do what the Angels do, which in this game was rally to tie the score at 4-4, then have the bullpen blow the game.
The rally featured an RBI single from Teodosio, and Tyler Heineman got another run home with a safety squeeze. Jose Siri also drove home a run with a groundout, and the Mariners chipped in with some bad defense to get a fourth run home via a throwing error from center fielder Randy Arozarena.
Mitch Farris eliminated the possibility of an Angels win in the seventh, however, as he gave up a four spot to allow the Mariners to double up and make it 8-4. The key blow was a two-run homer from J.P. Crawford, with former Angel Taylor Ward driving in the other two with an RBI single.
The game added a weird level of suspense to the Angels’ season finale on Sunday, as their record coming in will be 62-99. The Halos have never lost 100 games in a season in franchise history, so all bets are off on what to expect as the Angels finish off an awful campaign.
