Nolan Schanuel's Sacrifice Fly Ends 11-Inning Marathon: Angels Steal One From Mariners

The Mariners walked into Angel Stadium on Sunday looking to keep pace in the AL West, but they're heading home frustrated after an 8-7 loss that went deep into extra innings. Nolan Schanuel delivered the dagger in the 11th with a sacrifice fly, scoring automatic runner Adam Frazier and giving Los Angeles the walk-off win. This one stings because Seattle had chances to put it away.

How the Angels Broke Through in the 11th

With the game tied and everything on the line, Mariners left-hander Gabe Speier walked Zach Neto intentionally to start the bottom of the 11th. Both runners moved into scoring position on Ozwald Peraza's sacrifice bunt, setting up the pivotal moment. Schanuel, who'd grounded into a double play earlier in the eighth with runners in scoring position, got his redemption. He lofted a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena, whose throw home sailed off line. That was all it took. Angels reliever Shaun Anderson had just struck out Cal Raleigh with the bases loaded to end the top of the 11th, keeping the door open for Los Angeles.

Late Drama Nearly Saved the M's

The Mariners weren't going down without a fight. After a 10th inning where Seattle scored on Arozarena's RBI single and the Angels answered with Logan O'Hoppe's sacrifice fly, things got wild in the ninth. Cal Raleigh blooped a two-out double, and Julio Rodriguez followed with an RBI single off Sam Bachman's 91-mph slider, tying the game at 6-6. The Mariners' closer Andres Munoz threw a clean ninth, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback.

Cole Young had given Seattle a 5-4 lead with a three-run homer in the fifth, but the Angels answered right back with Jo Adell and Frazier driving in runs with singles. Leo Rivas had put the M's on top earlier with a two-run single in the second. The Angels took control 4-2 in the fourth when Josh Lowe scored on a Rivas error at third and Schanuel added an RBI single.

On the Angels side, Mike Trout doubled and scored in the third but exited in the eighth after taking a 94-mph fastball off his left hand from Casey Legumina. X-rays came back negative, and he's listed as day-to-day.

Looking Ahead

The Mariners drop to 4-6 on the year and are now 1-2 on the road. Logan Gilbert (0-1, 6.75 ERA) will take the mound Monday against Jacob deGrom (0-0, 5.79 ERA) at Texas. Back home at T-Mobile Park, Jose Soriano (2-0, 0.00 ERA) faces Atlanta's Chris Sale (2-0, 0.75 ERA) to kick off a three-game set. Seattle needs to bounce back fast.

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