ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Seattle’s Logan Gilbert earned his first major league victory Sunday, but for Angels’ starter Patrick Sandoval the torturous wait continues.
Gilbert struck out seven and benefitted from some timely hitting from Donovan Walton and J.P. Crawford in the Mariners’ 9-5 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday.
“I’m happy for Logan to get that first win. He threw the ball really well,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “He had traffic but made some big pitches against some big-time hitters.”
Gilbert (1-2) allowed two hits and struck out seven in his fifth big league start. The 24-year-old right-hander — the 14th overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft — yielded a leadoff home run to Justin Upton and walked three during the first two innings before retiring 10 of his final 12 hitters.
“It’s crazy. It’s awesome. A moment I dreamed up for sure,” Gilbert said. “My family’s here (from Florida). They made it out so it’s awesome having them here and being able to see the first one.”
Sandoval induced 32 swings and misses, the most of any big league pitcher this year. According to Sportradar, it is the most swings and misses in a loss in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008).
“They have a lot of left-handed hitters and their team has a tendency to strike out. His fastball command and changeup was good,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said.
Sandoval — who has gone a franchise-record 19 consecutive starts without a win — ran into trouble in the third. Walton led off the inning by lining a fastball down the right-field line for a 2-1 lead.
Walton and J.P. Crawford both had two hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Mariners earned a split in the four-game weekend series.
Sandoval (0-2) had a career-high 10 strikeouts and…
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