Detmers, Fletcher help Angels split DH with M’s; Moniak hurt
SEATTLE (AP) — Reid Detmers pitched seven smooth innings, Mickey Moniak hit his second home run in three days before getting injured, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-1 to split their doubleheader. David Fletcher homered and drove in three runs for the Angels, who dropped the opener 2-1 as Ty France hit a two-run homer and George Kirby struck out eight over six innings for Seattle. In the nightcap, Moniak made it 3-0 in the fourth with his third major league homer. But he exited in the ninth after taking a pitch off his finger on a bunt attempt. The top pick in the 2016 amateur draft was acquired from Philadelphia at Tuesday’s trade deadline in a deal for pitcher Noah Syndergaard.
France hits 2-run HR, Kirby sharp as Mariners top Angels 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — Ty France hit a two-run homer in the third inning, George Kirby pitched six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 to open a doubleheader. France’s homer came with two outs against starter Jaime Barria and erased a one-run lead that came from Mickey Moniak’s second-inning RBI single. The go-ahead blast came one day after France hit a tying single in the ninth during a 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Angels. France has 14 homers on the season. Barria, making his first start of the season, went 4 2/3 innings while allowing three hits, two earned runs and four walks with three strikeouts.