TEMPE, Ariz. - The Seattle Mariners pounded Jered Weaver for eight hits and six runs -- five earned -- over 4 1-3 innings in a 12-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Weaver, expected to be the Angels' Opening Day starter, had his second consecutive sub-par outing. He walked five San Diego hitters in 3 1-3 innings his last time out. Against the Mariners, he walked none and struck out three.
Eric Byrnes hit a three-run homer off Weaver in the third, his first of the spring.
Mariners' left-hander Luke French made his fourth appearance and second start and allowed five hits and two earned runs over four innings. French went 3-3 with a 6.63 ERA in eight games, including seven starts, for the Mariners in 2009.
Top 1st inning
Jered Weaver pitching
Ichiro leadoff single
Chone Figgins triples to right scoring Ichiro 1-0 M’s
Casey Kotchman RBI single to right scores Figgins 2-0 M’s
Bottom 1sr
Luke French pitching
Eric Byrnes k’s
Bottom 2nd
Juan Rivera hits into 543 DP, nice scoop by Kotchman to end inning
Top 3rd
Figgins singles to right
Figgins steals 2nd
Kotchman singles to right scoring Figgins; Abreu throws behind Kotchman and gets him at first 3-0 M’s
Bottom 3rd
Gary Patchett hits into 543 DP
Top 4th
Eric Byrnes 3-run bomb to left 6-0 M’s
Bottom 4th
Torii Hunter RBI single scores Macier Izturis 6-1 M’s
Kendry Morales singles to right scoring Abreu 6-2 M’s
Juan Rivera hits into 463 DP
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