TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) β Matt Shoemaker combined with three relievers on a two-hitter, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 Monday.
Shoemaker retired his first 13 batters before Mike Zunino’s fifth-inning double. Logan Morrison singled him to third, but Zunino was stranded when Shoemaker retired Willie Bloomquist on a flyout and Dustin Ackey on a popout.
Jose Alvarez, Ryan Mattheus and Cesar Ramos followed with hitless relief.
Mariners starter Erasmo Ramirez gave up four runs β two earned β and four hits in 1 2-3 innings.
In Scottsdale, the Angels’ Garrett Richards pitched four hitless innings in a minor league game against San Francisco.
