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| An older, wiser Oliver Perez shining in relief role for . |
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| reportedly sending Jesus Montero to Triple-A. |
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| I'm presuming the hope is to get Montero squared away offensively and let him work on defensive fundamentals so he can improve. |
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| No confirmation from on Montero move, but wouldn't be huge surprise given his struggles both at plate and behind. Wake-up call. |
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| Heading home from Anaheim this a.m. reporting will send Jesus Montero down to Tacoma today and call up Jesus Sucre. |
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| vow to regroup after getting blown out twice in a row by Angels. |
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| veterans call players-only team meeting after today's loss. "It was a good time for it," says Raul Ibanez. "We're going to be OK." |
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| lose 7-1 to Angels. Bullpen allows just 1 hit in final 5 innings, but Maurer roughed up early. M's have lost 6 straight. |
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| One bright spot for : Furbush with 3 perfect innings of relief to keep score at 7-0 heading to bottom 7. Medina in now. |
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| Wedge has seen enough of Maurer tonight. Furbush coming in for fourth. Maurer gave up 11 hits and 7 runs in 3 innings on 74 pitches. |
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| Trout strikes out in 3rd, snapping string of six straight hits over last 2 nights. |
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| Maurer gets double play grounder from Kendrick to get out of second. That helps, but still down six with nine hits already. |
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| Furbush already warming in pen as Maurer has bases loaded with 1 out in 2nd, trailing 6-0. |
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| There's the triple for Trout, who already has a single and three-bagger. And we're only in the second inning ... |
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| Angels bat around against Maurer in first, take 5-0 lead on six hits and a BB. He threw 30 pitches. Could be another long day for bullpen. |
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| 2-run double by Callaspo and Angels are up 4-0 on Maurer in first with two outs. Not the start they were hoping for. |
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| First 5 Angels reach base against Maurer, with Josh Hamilton delivering 2-run single for 2-0 lead. Only out so far on Aybar caught stealing. |
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| Trout with first-inning single off Maurer. He now has 5 straight hits over last 2 nights ... and just needs 2B, 3B, HR for another cycle. |
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| Wedge said he started Shoppach today because he controls running game better than Montero. Immediately guns down Aybar trying to steal. |
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| Pretty sparse gathering for start of Angels-Mariners at unusual 4:05 pm first pitch in Anaheim. |
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