Halos find many heroes in dramatic comeback

SEATTLE — It was 10 a.m. in Salt Lake City when the call came in. Jefry Marte and Gregorio Petit were needed in Seattle, because two key infielders, Cliff Pennington and Yunel Escobar, were nursing injuries and the Angels couldn’t afford to take any chances. They hopped on a 3:30 p.m. flight, arrived to Safeco Field about two hours before the first pitch and helped capture a dramatic, much-needed, come-from-behind 7-6 victory on Friday night.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth — and the Angels coming off the first winless homestand of at least six games in franchise history — C.J. Cron dumped a two-run single against lights-out Mariners closer Steve Cishek, his 20th hit in his last 45 at-bats.

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It was the Angels’ first win in seven days, and it took everything they had.

It took Nick Tropeano battling through a soaring pitch count to hold the Mariners to two runs in the first five innings. It took Joe Smith somehow getting out of a second-and-third, one-out jam in the bottom of the eighth. It took Petit and Marte fighting off jet lag to come up with big hits. It took Fernando Salas locking down his first save since 2011.

“Nobody’s getting down on themselves, man,” Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun said. “Nobody’s giving up. We’re staying together …

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