Manger Phil Nevin of the Los Angeles Angels yells at umpire Phil Cuzzi after Shohei Ohtani was called out on ball four leaving two runners on base to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Nevin was ejected from the game. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels in congratulated at the dugout after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels high fives Zach Neto after crossing the plate on a two run home run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pops up for an out in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners is congratulated by J.P. Crawford after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pops up for an out in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels in congratulated at the dugout after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Manger Phil Nevin of the Los Angeles Angels yells at umpire Phil Cuzzi after Shohei Ohtani was called out on ball four leaving two runners on base to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Nevin was ejected from the game. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Eugenio Suarez of the Seattle Mariners beats the throw to Matt Thaiss of the Los Angeles Angels to score a run in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Manger Phil Nevin of the Los Angeles Angels yells at umpire Phil Cuzzi after Shohei Ohtani was called out on ball four leaving two runners on base to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Nevin was ejected from the game. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Tom Murphy of the Seattle Mariners looks on as Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels crosses the plate after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels points to umpire Phil Cuzzi as he reacts after being called out on strikes leaving two runners on base to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Bryan Woo of the Seattle Mariners pitches in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
The Seattle Mariners celebrate after the final out of the ninth inning defeating the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 10, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM ― Shohei Ohtani shook his head not once but twice, the purest expression of disappointment the perpetually polite superstar can muster in the heat of a moment. He did not like the strike-3 call from home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi that left two runners on base, and the bat in his hands, to end the Angels’ half of the fifth inning.
Phil Nevin did more than shake his head. The Angels’ manager swiped at the dirt beside home plate with an open palm. He shook his hand at Cuzzi with fury. His temples swelled like a hot air balloon on a cold and misty night. And who could blame him?
A borderline strike-3 call to their hottest hitter was not a battle the Angels could afford to lose Saturday night. They batted only twice with a runner in scoring position in their 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, saving the main excitement for an Ohtani home run and Nevin’s epic ejection before an announced crowd of 38,454 at Angel Stadium.
“I can’t really see in and out (pitch calls) from my side, so I go off my players’ reactions,” Nevin said. “I don’t really see Shohei show that much emotion there. Our dugout was chirping quite a bit. … I don’t want any of my coaches or players getting thrown out, so I’ll take that. Once you go, you’ve got to ― we had a good talk.”
The loss ended the Angels’ winning streak at five games. The fourth-place Mariners (31-32) drew a bit closer to the third-place Angels (35-31) in the American League West on a day when the first- and second-place teams in the division both won.
Seattle out-hit the Angels 15 to 6. Ten of those hits came against Angels starter Patrick Sandoval (3-6). The left-hander didn’t issue a walk, struck out eight batters in five innings, and induced 11 balls in play that registered less than 100 mph according to Statcast ― but five fell for hits.
“He made some really good pitches,” Angels catcher Matt Thaiss said of Sandoval. “There were a couple pitches that were left up in the zone. He just got burned by those couple pitches, that was all.”
After J.P. Crawford singled with one out in the third inning, Julio Rodriguez ended a seven-pitch at-bat by crushing a hanging changeup 421 feet to left-center field. Rodriguez’s 12th home run of the season gave the Mariners a 2-0 lead.
A double by Ty France, followed by a Teoscar Hernandez single, made it 3-0 before the inning was over.
Ohtani’s two-run home run against Mariners starter Bryan Woo drew the Angels within 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning. His 18th home run of the season also left him one shy of the American League leader, Aaron Judge.
The Angels didn’t threaten to score again until the fifth inning, when a single by Gio Urshela and an automatic double by Mickey Moniak put runners on second and third. With Ohtani due up again, the Mariners turned to reliever Gabe Speier (2-1) to deliver the rage-inducing, inning-ending strikeout.
Woo struck out seven batters in 4 ⅔ innings in his second major league start.
“We didn’t get him down enough,” Thaiss said of Woo. “He just lived up there, especially to me. He lived at the top of the zone. Expanded a little bit. That was kind of the theme of the night.”
In the meantime, the Mariners kept scoring. Singles by Eugenio Suarez, A.J. Pollock, Tom Murphy and Crawford led to two more runs in the fourth inning. Crawford, from nearby Lakewood, went 4 for 5.
After starting the season 3-1, Sandoval has lost each of his last five starts.
“Just got to make some more adjustments, be better in-game at making adjustments to pitches, give us a better chance to win,” he said. “I felt good about my stuff today. I just needed to kind of make an adjustment in how I was attacking guys, take more control of, and take control of my career.”
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