Los Angeles Angels (63-82) vs Seattle Mariners (80-64)
Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 4:07 pm
The Seattle Mariners hope Julio Rodriguez's absence is a one-day thing.
But the Mariners might have to finish off their pursuit of a long-awaited playoff berth without Eugenio Suarez.
The Mariners will look to snap a two-game losing streak Sunday when they visit the Los Angeles Angels in the third game of a four-game wraparound set between the American League West rivals in Anaheim, Calif.
Marco Gonzales (10-13, 3.89 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Mariners against Reid Detmers (5-5, 3.82) in a battle of left-handers.
Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani again did it all for the Angels Saturday night, when he earned the victory by tossing seven scoreless innings while driving in Los Angeles' first run and scoring the other run in a 2-1 win.
The loss dropped the Mariners (80-64) into the third and final wild card spot in the AL, a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays (81-64) and two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays (83-63).
Seattle hasn't made the playoffs since 2001 -- the longest drought in Major League Baseball.