Hisashi Iwakuma (14-10, 4.01 ERA) and Matt Shoemaker (9-13, 3.91 ERA) take the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Seattle Mariners (69-66) and the Los Angeles Angels (60-75) at Safeco Field. The Angels won the last game 10-3, and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sep. 4 and can be seen on FSW and RTNW.
Iwakuma pitched 3.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs, striking out two and walking one in a 6-3 defeat to the Rangers. Nelson Cruz (.279, 78 Rs, 34 HRs, 81 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI. Shoemaker went 7.0 innings, surrendering two runs and striking out seven in a 9-2 win over the Reds in his last outing. Mike Trout (.323, 105 Rs, 27 HRs, 88 RBIs, 21 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Angels, going 3 for 5 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and one RBI.
Notes
Los Angeles has won 43% (25-33) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Seattle has won 48% (29-32) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Angels are coming into this meeting after a high-scoring game where they scored an impressive 10 runs. The Mariners have a 1-7 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Mariners are 50-12. The Angels have a 48-11 record when outhitting opponents.
Seattle and Los Angeles both rank in the top half of the league in runs. Seattle sits at 11th with 625 runs this season and Los Angeles ranks 15th with 610.
Seattle and Los Angeles both rank in the top half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Seattle sits at 12th with an OPS of .754, and Los Angeles ranks 15th with an OPS of .743.
When the Angels allow at least one home run, they are 33-61. When the Mariners allow one or more homers, they have a 46-54 record.
