Moniak's two late homers, including walk-off shot, rally Angels past Mariners 5-4

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mickey Moniak hit two home runs over the final three innings, including a game-ending solo shot in the ninth, to rally the Los Angeles Angels past the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Saturday night.

Jo Adell also homered twice for the Angels, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Ben Joyce (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning to earn the win.

“We had been grinding a little bit of late, so we’re going to do our best to lock it in and learn a lot about ourselves over these next four weeks,” said Moniak, who has multiple hits in each of his last four games. “Just try to come together, finish strong and have fun.”

With two outs in the ninth, Moniak fouled off a pair of 1-2 pitches from All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz (2-6) before driving a slider over the right-field wall.

Moniak has four home runs in his past four games, after his first walk-off drive gave him his first multi-homer game in the majors.

Taylor Ward extended his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games for Los Angeles.

Justin Turner hit two home runs for the Mariners, who fell five games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the AL West and 4 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot.

“It’s a tough one to swallow when you play that hard and come up short,” manager Dan Wilson said.

Turner, acquired in late July from Toronto, has three homers in 24 games with the Mariners. It was his 17th career multi-homer game and first in a Seattle uniform.

Turner’s first home run of the game came in the second inning on a 90 mph fastball from Tyler Anderson to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.

Adell’s first of the night off right-hander Bryan Woo evened the score in the third. The line-drive homer to center came off a sinker.

“Staying through the middle was huge,” Adell said. “I was able to stay under that and do some damage with it. The approach was just to hit something hard forward, and good things happen.”

The Mariners grabbed a 4-1 lead in the fourth on another solo home run from Turner, this one on a 79 mph changeup from Anderson, and a two-run single from Julio Rodríguez.

Adell hit his second of the game and 20th of the season in the sixth. The Angels got even at 4 in the seventh when Moniak hit a two-run homer to right.

After batting .207 through July, Moniak hit .360 in August with six home runs.

“I think in the beginning, I was dealing with a little bit of an ankle thing, but that’s not an excuse,” Moniak said. “I definitely feel now like I’m starting to feel better, physically and mentally.”

Los Angeles had a chance to take the lead in the eighth but Jack Lopez’s squeeze bunt was right in front of the plate, allowing Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh to tag Ward trying to score before throwing to first base to complete the double play.

Anderson gave up four runs and six hits with three walks over four innings in his shortest outing of the season.

Woo allowed four runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings for Seattle.

Angels shortstop Zach Neto was removed for a pinch hitter in the sixth, one inning after a fielding error on a routine grounder. He was also out of position on a pickoff play in Seattle’s three-run fourth. The typically sure-handed fielder has three errors in his past two games.

“I wasn’t trying to send a lesson to hurt his feelings, but he wasn’t into it,” Angels manager Ron Washington said. “Since he wasn’t into it, I removed him from the game.”

Said a somber Neto: “Me and Wash have a really good relationship and he thought it was best to take me out in that moment. I respect it and just try to be the best teammate.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: RHP Carson Fulmer, placed on the injured list Friday with elbow inflammation, had an MRI that came back clean. He hasn't ruled out pitching again this season.

UP NEXT

Mariners: RHP Bryce Miller (10-7, 3.23 ERA) matched a career high with 10 strikeouts in a win Monday against the Rays.

Angels: RHP Caden Dana, the club’s top pitching prospect, will make his major league debut Sunday after compiling a 2.52 ERA in 23 starts at Double-A.

A previous version of this story was corrected to fix the spelling of Adell’s first name.

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Seattle Mariners right fielder Victor Robles walks back to the dugout after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak hits a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Anthony Rendon also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (31) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell runs the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Seattle Mariners' Justin Turner runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Seattle Mariners' Justin Turner (2) celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) reacts after being doused by teammates after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak, center, is doused after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) reacts after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) drops his bat after hitting a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) hits a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) hits a walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana made landfall on the coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa Saturday a day after it pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos.

The tropical storm formed Thursday off Mexico's Pacific coast and was packing winds of of 40 mph (65 kph) as it moved ashore Saturday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It made landfall near the coastal city of Topolobampo and was moving north at 6 mph (9 kph).

Forecasters say Ileana will churn over the coastal region of northern Sinaloa during the next several hours, weakening into a tropical depression, and then move over the Gulf of California roughly parallel to the coast on Sunday.

On Friday, a warning had been in effect for portions of the Baja California Peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo.

Juan Manuel Arce Ortega, from Los Cabos Civil Protection, said the municipalities of La Paz and Los Cabos had suspended classes in schools due to the storm.

Authorities prepared 20 temporary shelters in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, according to Los Cabos Civil Protection.

At the Hacienda Beach Club and Residences in Cabo San Lucas, valet worker Alan Galvan said the rain arrived late Thursday night and has been constant. “The rain isn’t very strong right now, but the waves are choppy,” he said.

“The guests are very calm and already came down for coffee,” Galvan said. “There’s some flights canceled but everything is ok at the moment.”

The rain remained consistent through Los Cabos Friday afternoon, with several roads flooded and some resorts stacking up sandbags on their perimeters. Some people were still walking around boat docks with their umbrellas.

“The priority has to be safety, starting with the workers. We always have to check on our colleagues who live in risk areas,” said Lyzzette Liceaga, a tour operator at Los Cabos.

Ileana was the only active tropical storm in the National Weather Service’s Eastern Pacific basin on Friday. In the Atlantic basin, post-tropical cyclone Francine was bringing heavy rain to parts of the southern United States, and Tropical Storm Gordon formed on Friday in the Atlantic Ocean, with forecasters saying it is expected to remain over open water for several days.

This satellite image provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ileana, left, near the coastal Mexican city of Topolobampo on the eastern side of the Gulf of California, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at 6:10 p.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP)