ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Frazier broke up José Suárez’s bid for a perfect game in the sixth and added a two-run triple in the ninth, leading the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Ty France had a tying two-run single in a three-run sixth for the Mariners, who have won five of seven after a pair of eventful victories at the Big A.
Suárez (4-5), the Angels’ 24-year-old Venezuelan left-hander, retired Seattle’s first 16 batters and led 2-0 before Frazier’s one-out infield single in the sixth. The next three Mariners also singled, abruptly ending Suárez’s night.
“He’s been pitching really well, but we were able to get a couple of good swings and then get some momentum,” France said.
France, who grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs north of Angel Stadium, chased Suárez before Jesse Winker added a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off Jimmy Herget.
Frazier tripled into the right field corner and then scored on Sam Haggerty’s infield hit in the ninth off Jesse Chavez. Rookie Julio Rodríguez added a two-run homer, his 19th of the season, in the Angels’ second straight catastrophic ninth inning against the M’s.