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- Updated: August 19, 2016
ANAHEIM — Pitching has been a problem for the struggling Angels of late, but Matt Shoemaker solved that issue for a day at least as he held the Mariners to two runs over seven innings on Thursday night as the Halos rolled to a 6-4 victory.
Shoemaker (7-13, 4.14 ERA) continued his excellence at Angel Stadium, where he’s posted a 1.21 ERA over his last eight starts. The 29-year-old right-hander allowed just five hits, with the Mariners only damage against him coming on solo home runs by Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz.
The Mariners narrowed the final margin with catcher Mike Zunino’s two-run homer in the ninth off reliever Fernando Salas.
The win was just the Angels’ second in their last 14 games, with red-hot leadoff man Yunel Escobar racking up three more hits and scoring twice as he hiked his average to .320. Escobar is 8-for-9 over the …
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