> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Mariners’ Late Rally Falls Short in 7-5 Loss to Angels - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/seattle-mariners-late-rally-falls-short-7-5-loss-los-angeles-angels/ - Published: 2026-09-26T17:01:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T06:10:12.000Z - Author: James McKedy - Tags: Analysis, Game Day, Julio Rodriguez, Bryce Miller, Kade Anderson, Cal Raleigh, J.P. Crawford, Leo Rivas, Cole Young, Randy Arozarena, Dominic Canzone, Lazaro Montes, Michael Arroyo, Weston Wilson, Jhonny Pereda, Mariners Having been eliminated from playoff contention, the Seattle Mariners put their pride on the line but came up short against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels in a 7-5 defeat on Friday. After falling behind 6-0 early, Seattle stormed back to make the game interesting but could not overcome the lead it had spotted its opponent. Left-hander Reid Detmers is having a career year with a 3.47 ERA across 179 innings, and he dealt against a Seattle team that has struggled against lefties all season. The M’s also decided to rest veterans J.P. Crawford and Cal Raleigh, inherently limiting the offense. Starter Bryce Miller had another up-and-down outing that was indicative of his season. Some innings, he looked like a superstar. In others, he looked like a deer in headlights. The young rookies continued to look competent against major league pitching, providing hope that they might make the roster out of spring training next year. What stood out from the final Friday night game of the season? ### **The Offense Takes a While to Warm Up** Batting second, Dominic Canzone got a taste of his own medicine after making a great play on a ball in the top of the first inning. With the bat in his hands, he cracked a ball at 106.3 mph that looked like it might leave the yard. Yet center fielder Bryce Teodosio had other ideas, timing his jump perfectly to high-point the fly ball and rob Canzone of an extra-base hit. Smacking a bouncing ball to third, Michael Arroyo reached on a throwing error from across the diamond in the second inning. After scampering into second, he was doubled off on a Cole Young lineout to first, ending the M’s first scoring opportunity. The third inning showed the lack of depth in this Mariners lineup. Johnny Pereda, Weston Wilson, and Leo Rivas all struck out, making Detmers look a lot more like Tarik Skubal than he should have. After Randy Arozarena struck out, the fourth inning saw Canzone continue his hot-hitting ways by rifling a ball to center field for a single. Julio Rodríguez then struck out on three pitches, followed by a Josh Naylor flyout to continue the Mariners’ scoreless ways heading into the fifth. The fifth is where Seattle’s offense started to show a little fight. Arroyo lined a single into center and used his surprising speed to swipe second base. After Young flew out, Pereda worked an impressive nine-pitch walk. The Mariners could not push any runs across the plate, however, as neither Wilson nor Rivas could muster a clutch hit. The sixth and seventh saw more of the same offensive ineptitude, with Seattle able to muster only a single baserunner. The eighth saw some fireworks, however, as Lazaro Montes pinch-hit for Rivas and earned a walk. Arozarena followed by grounding a single into left field. Canzone then hit a sharp line-drive single to load the bases. The slugging center fielder Rodríguez came to the plate and worked a 2-1 count before a slider sailed up and in, hitting him to push Seattle’s first run across. Naylor struck out to bring up the rookie Arroyo with a chance to do some damage. Not known for his speed, Arroyo hit a ball hard to third base and beat out an impressive throw from Vaughn Grissom. Historically receiving only 40-50 grades for his speed, Arroyo seems to have gotten faster since reaching the major leagues. His newfound speed allowed Arozarena to score. Seattle could not muster any more magic, as Young struck out to end the rally. The ninth inning started with a Pereda groundout. A walk from Wilson came next, followed by a Montes strikeout. Yet with two outs in the ninth, the Mariners started making some noise. Arozarena legged out a triple to score Wilson. Canzone then demolished a home run to cut the deficit to 7-5\. That would be all she wrote, however, as Rodríguez flew out to end the night with the surge being too little, too late. ### **The Consistently Inconsistent Bryce Miller** It was a tough start to Bryce Miller’s final outing of 2026\. After quickly retiring the first two batters of the game, he allowed a triple to Anaheim native Wade Meckler. Meckler later scored on a wild pitch that got past Pereda. The second started with a swinging strikeout on a filthy knuckle curve that bounced off the plate. A long nine-pitch at-bat also ended in a strikeout after Josh Lowe offered a weak swing at a fastball above the zone. The inning ended on a weak ground ball from Christian Moore to second baseman Young. Miller started the fourth by walking Mike Trout before allowing a sharply hit single to Meckler, who was quickly becoming a thorn in the M’s side. Grissom then sent the first pitch he saw right back up the middle into center field to score Trout, leaving two men on with no outs. A soft dribbler to first baseman Naylor allowed Seattle to record the first out of the inning, but it moved the runners to second and third. The Angels now threatened to blow the game wide open. Miller proceeded to sit down the next two batters, however, striking out each on just three pitches. The sixth inning is where it all started to unravel. Meckler continued to haunt Miller by doubling to lead off the inning. That was followed by a Grissom walk to put two runners on. After recording two outs, Miller surrendered a three-run home run to the light-hitting Moore, his second homer of the year, to put the Angels up 5-0\. It spelled the end of Miller’s day and his season. ### **Tankathon Reaches Finish Line** After the most successful season in Mariners history in 2025, Seattle fans are already looking toward next year with their team eliminated from postseason contention in 2026\. Having drafted standout Kade Anderson after lucking into the No. 3 overall pick in 2025, the M’s have a chance to earn another top draft pick based on the final weekend of regular-season baseball. The Mariners currently have the seventh-best odds to land the top pick in the draft but are tied with the sixth-place Cincinnati Reds and sit only one game behind the New York Mets for the fifth spot. With only two games remaining in the season, there is still plenty to be decided when it comes to draft position in what projects to be a strong class next year. ### **On Deck** In the penultimate game of a forgettable 2026 season, Seattle will send exciting southpaw Kade Anderson to the mound to face right-hander Ryan Johnson.