"This (loss) felt about the same as other losses - agonizing," Mariners manager Jim Riggleman told the team's official Web site." We have lost games so many times when we should have busted the game open, but didn't, and then given up leads late in the game."
The Angels have done an excellent job in this series and all season long at keeping Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki off the basepaths. Suzuki is 2-for-14 in this series and hitting .214 (18-for-84) against Los Angeles this season. He's three runs shy of reaching 100 for the eighth straight season.
Los Angeles' Dustin Moseley (2-4, 7.15 ERA) has lasted past the fifth inning just three times in his nine starts this year. One of them was Saturday at Texas as he pitched five-plus innings and allowed three runs and did not get a decision in a 7-3 victory.
This will be Moseley's second career start against the Mariners after the right-hander gave up four runs over 4 2-3 innings in a 4-2 loss in Anaheim on April 20.
Cesar Jimenez (0-2, 3.56) is expected to make his third career start, and second of the season for Seattle. The left-hander only lasted three scoreless innings on Sept. 10 against Texas, yielding only one hit in an 8-7 victory during his lone 2008 start.
SEATTLE (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs - including a two-run shot in the ninth inning - and the Los Angeles Angels moved closer to securing home field throughout the playoffs with a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
Mark Teixeira had a one-out single off J.J. Putz (6-5) in the ninth. Guerrero then hits the first pitch from Putz into the bullpen in left for his 27th home run and his 36th multihomer game.
With the victory, Los Angeles (99-60) closed in on the best record in the American League and home-field advantage. Tampa Bay (96-63), which lost to Detroit 7-5 on Thursday, is three games back with three to play.
The Angels matched the franchise record for wins in a season, set by the 2002 team that won the World Series, and extended the franchise record for road wins with 50.
Jose Arredondo (10-2), who allowed a tying two-run homer to Yuniesky Betancourt in the seventh, was the winner.
Scot Shields finished the ninth to pick up his fourth save.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki single to left in the first, his 1,800th hit in his eight-year major league career. He is the quickest to that level for any player starting his career after 1954. He reached it in 1,277 games. Wade Boggs is second best at 1,352 games.
