The Angels took a four-run lead into the ninth inning against the Mariners, but setup man Scot Shields gave up consecutive singles to start the inning and bring the tying run into the on-deck circle. Rodriguez came in, gave up a run-scoring single but closed out the game for his 57th save, matching Bobby Thigpen's 1990 record.

Thigpen did it in 65 save opportunities for the Chicago White Sox. Rodriguez matched him in 63 save opportunities. The Angels have 16 games left for him to break the record.

"I've got to give credit to my teammates and the guys behind me who make plays behind me," Rodriguez said. "I would be real, real selfish if I said I did this by myself. I have to give the credit to them because without them I wouldn't be able to do what I did today."

Manager Mike Scioscia called Rodriguez's season "something special" and said the individual record was really a collective achievement.

"If he shoots for it and gets a record like that, it's really helping us tremendously as a team," Scioscia said. "He's been as consistent as any reliever in the game this year. He's been getting opportunities and he's performing well.

Rodriguez's 189 saves since the start of the 2005 season are the most in baseball during that time.

ANGELS 7, MARINERS 4: RHP Jered Weaver returned to the mound for the first time in 11 days, an absence caused by cuts on the middle and ring fingers of his right hand. He looked sharp, shutting out the Mariners for six innings on three hits. The Angels broke the game open with five runs in the sixth inning but watched RHP Justin Speier squander most of that lead in the eighth inning before Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez closed it out. Rodriguez tied Bobby Thigpen's single-season record with his 57th save.

The Angels took a four-run lead into the ninth inning against the Mariners, but setup man Scot Shields gave up consecutive singles to start the inning and bring the tying run into the on-deck circle. Rodriguez came in, gave up a run-scoring single but closed out the game for his 57th save, matching Bobby Thigpen's 1990 record.

Thigpen did it in 65 save opportunities for the Chicago White Sox. Rodriguez matched him in 63 save opportunities. The Angels have 16 games left for him to break the record.

"I've got to give credit to my teammates and the guys behind me who make plays behind me," Rodriguez said. "I would be real, real selfish if I said I did this by myself. I have to give the credit to them because without them I wouldn't be able to do what I did today."