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Mariners Cruz to 8th straight win
- Updated: September 15, 2016
ANAHEIM — Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz provided the offense with solo home runs and Hisashi Iwakuma picked up his career-high 16th win as the surging Mariners topped the Angels, 2-1, for their eighth straight win Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.
The Mariners moved within 1 1/2 games of the American League’s second Wild Card spot at 78-68 as they equaled their longest winning streak since July 2013. Seattle now heads home after sweeping both the A’s and Angels, with the 6-0 road trip just the third perfect trip of six games or more in club history.
Iwakuma allowed one run on five hits over 6 1/3 innings as he improved to 16-11 with a 3.87 ERA. Relievers Tom Wilhelmsen, Steve Cishek and Edwin Diaz closed out the win by retiring the last seven batters in order, with the 22-year-old Diaz collecting his 16th save in 17 chances.
Angels starter Jhoulys Chacin pitched well as a late replacement for sore-armed Tyler Skaggs, throwing six innings of one-run ball on three hits with no …
