Luis Rengifo hit a pair of home runs for the second time in three games, Livan Soto went deep for the first time and the Los Angeles Angels won their third in a row over the wild card-chasing Seattle Mariners, 5-1 on Sunday.
Seeking their first playoff appearance since 2001, the longest dought in the major leaguers, the Mariners saw their lead for the third and final AL wild card berth cut to four games over Baltimore .Los Angeles won the season series from Seattle 10-8. The teams play again Monday.
He got his first career leadoff homer, a drive off Marco Gonzales , and broke a 1-1 tie in the third with a two-run drive that followed Soto’s single for his first big league hit. Reid Detmers gave up one run and four hits in six innings, and three relievers finished a six-hitter.
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