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Bullpen shines, but Halos’ offense struggles
- Updated: August 18, 2016
ANAHEIM — On a Wednesday night, when their bullpen couldn’t have been better, the Angels squandered one offensive opportunity after another, rallied one more time in the ninth but came up just short in a 4-3 loss to the Mariners at Angel Stadium.
Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager denied the Angels at the very end, with a fine back-handed play to throw out Andrelton Simmons with the bases loaded for the final out.
“It’s frustrating. We had our opportunities,” said center fielder Mike Trout, whose single in the ninth kept the rally going and sent potential tying run Yunel Escobar to third base with one out. That came after Escobar’s fifth hit of the night drove in Cliff Pennington to cut the deficit to one. “Simmons had a good at-bat, and Seager made a good play,” Trout added.
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