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PROGRAM: ANGELS BASEBALL — KLAA LOS ANGELES
GAME: Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
DATE: Sunday, April 5, 2026
VENUE: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA
FIRST BALL: 1:08 PM
CROWD: 27,712
DURATION: 3:37
ANNOUNCER: Howard "Hap" Halliday
ORIGINATING: Station KLAA, Los Angeles
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[00:00:00] MUSIC: PROGRAM OPEN — ORGAN FANFARE, BRASS FLOURISH, FADE UNDER.
[00:00:12] STATION ID: [KLAA LOS ANGELES — THE VOICE OF THE HALOS — STAND BY FOR BASEBALL]
[00:00:28] HALLIDAY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and a warm Southern California hello to you from the press box high above Angel Stadium in Anaheim! Your correspondent is Howard “Hap” Halliday, and on this bright Sunday afternoon — eighty-three degrees, the sun up there like somebody nailed it to the ceiling, barely a breath of wind, two miles an hour and calling it a day — we have twenty-seven thousand, seven hundred and twelve paying customers filing into the big ballyard for an early-April ball game.
[00:01:00] HALLIDAY: A first-week meeting between two West Coast clubs, friends, and I’ll tell you — the Halos come in at five and five, even-steven out of the gate, and the Mariners from up Seattle-way sit at four-and-six and looking to scratch a win before heading home. That’s the story in the standings — but you know as well as I do that in April, every ball game is a town-hall meeting on what kind of summer a club’s going to have. Let’s see what these fellows have to say.
[00:02:00] HALLIDAY: On the hill for the home side, the right-hander George Klassen — taking the ball against Luis Castillo, the veteran from the Mariners’ staff. Castillo knows his business — he’ll come at ’em with that heavy sinker and the change of pace. Klassen, a young arm, has the assignment of keeping the Seattle sluggers off balance this April afternoon. A big day for both of them.
[00:03:00] HALLIDAY: The batting order for the visiting Mariners: Raley in right, Raleigh catching, Rodríguez in center, Naylor at first, Arozarena in left, Crawford at short, Young at second, Garver designated, Rivas at third. For the Halos — Neto at short, Trout in center, Schanuel at first, Soler designated, Candelario at third, Adell in right, Lowe in left, O’Hoppe catching, Frazier at the keystone. 2B
[00:03:30] SFX: [CROWD MURMUR, VENDORS CALLING, USHERS SHOWING THE LAST OF THE PATRONS TO THEIR ROWS]
[00:04:00] MUSIC: BAND — NATIONAL ANTHEM (ABBREVIATED ORGAN AND BRASS).
[00:05:40] SFX: [PLATE UMPIRE ADRIAN JOHNSON — “PLAY BALL!”]
[00:05:48] HALLIDAY: And there you have it, folks — the halo logo lit up behind the center field fountains, the big rock pile and the waterfall in full gush, and we are underway at Angel Stadium! First ball at one-oh-eight Pacific time.
[00:10:00] HALLIDAY: Leading off for Seattle, Luke Raley, the left-handed batsman. Klassen works from the stretch — no, he’s in the windup, nobody aboard. Here’s the first pitch of the ball game… Raley rips one on the ground, a sharp hopper down the right-field line — Jo Adell comes in on it and plays it on the short hop — but Raley is already motoring into second standing up! A double to start the afternoon, and the Mariners have the early say.
[00:10:26] HALLIDAY: Cal Raleigh, the switch-hitting backstop, steps in. Raley takes a walking lead off second. Klassen comes set… delivers… Raleigh chops it softly right back to the mound — Klassen gloves it on a bounce, a little soft-shoe over to Schanuel at first. One down. Raley, alert as a cat, tags and moves up to third on the out. That’s a heads-up base-runner, folks. GO
[00:11:14] HALLIDAY: Now the young star — Julio Rodríguez, center fielder, right-handed. Runner on third, one away. Klassen paints the outside corner for a strike — then a couple more — full count, three and two. Rodríguez cocks that bat… here’s the payoff pitch — Julio swings through it! Strike three! A breaking ball that fell off the table, and the Halos have two away. K
[00:14:03] HALLIDAY: Josh Naylor, the big first baseman, steps to the chalk. Klassen on the attack now. First pitch — Naylor gets under it, a high fly ball to straightaway center — Trout circles under the halo sunshine, camps, waits, squeezes. Three away. Raley stranded at third, no damage — Mariners come up empty despite the leadoff double. A fine wriggle by young Klassen. FO
[00:16:48] HALLIDAY: Halo faithful on their feet as Zach Neto, the shortstop, steps in against the Mariners’ ace Luis Castillo. A sea of red caps out behind the dugout, a few of those rally monkeys getting an early wave. Castillo works… and Neto turns on one! A screaming line drive into the left-field corner — Arozarena races over to cut it off on one bounce — Neto motors in to second with a stand-up two-bagger! The ballpark is already buzzing. 2B
[00:17:35] HALLIDAY: Mike Trout — need I say more, friends. The captain of the club in the two-hole, runner on second, nobody down. Castillo, two-and-oh, three-and-two — a battle here. Payoff pitch… Trout drills it, a liner right up the middle — but caught! Rodríguez in dead-center catches it breast-high on the dead run! Just a terrific play. Neto tags and moves to third. One away. LO
[00:20:53] HALLIDAY: Nolan Schanuel, the young first baseman, lefty bat. Castillo gets ahead, oh-and-two. Schanuel then lifts a lazy fly out toward left — Arozarena drifts over under the afternoon sun, makes the grab in routine fashion. Two away. Runner still at third, waiting on his chance. FO
[00:22:15] HALLIDAY: Jorge Soler, the Cuban slugger, right-handed, designated hitter, two down, Neto ninety feet away. One-and-two the count. Castillo delivers… Soler burns a grounder to the left side — it’s a base hit! Arozarena charges, Neto scores on the play! The Halos strike first in this ball game! Mariners nothing, Angels one. The crowd lets out a roar and those Thunderstix over in the right-field pavilion start clapping like a picket-line rally. 1B
[00:23:45] HALLIDAY: Jeimer Candelario, the switch-hitter, steps in with Soler at first. Full count. Castillo back to work — Candelario chops it on the ground over to the first-base side — Naylor fields, takes it himself to the bag. Three away. Side retired — but the Halos draw first blood on an afternoon that’s shaping up just beautiful out here in Orange County. GO
[00:27:58] HALLIDAY: The sun sits high over the press box — not a cloud worth mentioning, a little heat shimmer coming off the turf in left-center. Randy Arozarena leads off the Seattle second. Klassen misses — ball one, ball two — fights back for a strike — and after a nine-pitch duel, ball four! Arozarena trots to first with a free pass. BB
[00:29:50] HALLIDAY: J.P. Crawford, the shortstop, left-handed. Runner at first, nobody down. Klassen bears down — strike one called, strike two swinging — and a fastball upstairs — Crawford chases, and he’s rung up! Two and three, a strikeout. One away. K
[00:32:01] HALLIDAY: Cole Young, the left-handed young second baseman, steps in. Full count here — and I should tell you, ladies and gentlemen, the Angels’ skipper came out of the dugout on that last pitch, asked for the cinematograph review — the electric umpire confab, they call it — and the call on the field has been overturned! Klassen’s pitch ruled ball four. Young takes his base. Arozarena moves up to second. BB
[00:34:01] HALLIDAY: Mitch Garver, the designated batter, right-handed, with runners at first and second. Klassen, now in a jam, works carefully — four straight off the plate, and Garver walks on four pitches! The bases loaded with but one away. Arozarena to third, Young to second, Garver strolls down to first. BB
[00:36:55] HALLIDAY: Leo Rivas, the infielder, batting with the sacks juiced and one down — tremendous spot here for the youngster. First pitch — Rivas lashes a line drive into center field! Trout comes in on it, it bounces in front of him — Arozarena scores, Young scores, Garver motors into second! A two-run single and the Mariners take the lead! Mariners two, Angels one. The crowd’s grown quiet, those fountains out yonder the only ones making noise. 1B
[00:38:08] HALLIDAY: Back to the top of the order — Luke Raley, runners at first and second, still but one away. Klassen has the long inning and is laboring. Two-and-two… Raley cuts at a breaking ball in the dirt — swinging strike three! Two gone. K
[00:40:38] HALLIDAY: Cal Raleigh walks up with the bases still occupied. Klassen nibbles — four balls, none near the plate — Raleigh flips the bat and takes his base. Bases loaded again! Garver to third, Rivas to second. Two away, but the Mariners keep piling on pressure. BB
[00:45:17] HALLIDAY: Rodríguez, already with a strikeout today, gets another chance. Two-and-two. Klassen comes set… Julio rifles a line drive toward left — Josh Lowe takes two hard steps, spears it at his chest! Third out! Klassen escapes further damage, but the Mariners take a two-to-one lead into the home half. The halo crowd clearing its throat now, rally monkey on the scoreboard doing his little dance to wake ’em up. LO
[00:48:39] HALLIDAY: Jo Adell, the right fielder, leads off the Angels’ second against Castillo. The Mariners’ right-hander has his sinker working well. Count of two-and-two — Adell beats one into the ground, a routine chopper to Rivas at third, over to Naylor. One away. GO
[00:50:33] HALLIDAY: Josh Lowe in the two-hole, left-handed. Castillo works up and in. One-and-three — swinging strike three, Lowe waved at a fastball that had a little extra giddy-up on it! Two gone in a hurry. K
[00:52:57] HALLIDAY: Logan O’Hoppe, the catcher, right-handed hitter. Castillo behind three-and-one — grooves one — and O’Hoppe punches a hard grounder through the left side! A base hit! Arozarena plays it in. Runner at first, two away. 1B
[00:54:29] HALLIDAY: Adam Frazier, the veteran second baseman, left-handed bat. Oh-and-two the count. Castillo offers — Frazier slaps a line drive into right field, a base hit in front of Raley! O’Hoppe, running on contact, pulls up at second. Halos with runners at first and second, two down. 1B
[00:56:37] HALLIDAY: Back to the top — Zach Neto, two runners on, two away, the crowd back on its feet. Full count. Castillo fires — Neto swings through it! Strike three! A four-seamer on the outside half and the Mariners’ ace escapes the jam. End of two, Mariners two, Angels one. K
[01:01:09] HALLIDAY: Naylor opens the third for Seattle. First-pitch offering — and Naylor drops down a bunt! A surprise push down the third-base line — Klassen pounces on it, flips to Candelario, Candelario bobbles it! Everybody safe! Ruled a base hit, a little deflection on the exchange. Naylor at first, leading off, nobody down. Smart baseball. 1B
[01:01:42] HALLIDAY: Arozarena, again working the count. Three-and-two… ball four, high, and he trots to first! Runners at first and second, nobody away, Mariners fixing to add to their lead. Klassen is battling his control here in the third. BB
[01:04:40] HALLIDAY: Crawford up with two on, none down. Two-and-three. Klassen snaps off a good one — Crawford goes around and misses — strike three swinging! One away. The Halos take a breath. K
[01:06:20] HALLIDAY: Cole Young batting now, runners at first and second, one out. Two-and-two. Klassen delivers — Young connects, a deep fly ball to straightaway center — Trout goes back, back, at the track — catches it! A loud out, but an out. Tag up — Naylor moves to third, Arozarena hustles to second. Two away. FO
🔄 Pitching change — new pitcher: Ryan Zeferjahn
[01:12:19] HALLIDAY: The skipper’s had enough of Klassen. Out of the bullpen comes Ryan Zeferjahn — a fresh arm for the Halos, warmed up quick. He faces Mitch Garver with runners in scoring position. Three pitches — three strikes! Garver goes down swinging on a knee-buckler. The Halos are out of it! A tremendous cleanup job by the reliever. Still Mariners two, Angels one.
[01:15:12] HALLIDAY: Mike Trout, the face of the franchise, leads off the Angel third. The crowd comes alive — that halo-shaped crown of hats bobbing up and down. Castillo gets to three-and-two — delivers — Trout crushes a line drive into the left-field corner! A rocket! Arozarena plays it on one hop off the wall — and Trout legs into second standing up! A leadoff double for the captain! K
[01:17:38] HALLIDAY: Schanuel, left-handed, runner on second, nobody down. One-and-oh… Schanuel scalds one to the right side — Naylor dives, knocks it down, picks it up, flips to Castillo covering! One away! Trout tags and takes third. A great play by Naylor to keep the ball in the infield — but Trout’s ninety feet away. GO
[01:18:48] HALLIDAY: Soler to the plate with the tying run on third. One-and-oh count. Castillo delivers — Soler drives a sharp grounder into right — a base hit! Trout jogs home with the tying run! Mariners two, Angels two. The halos all lit up! Soler stands on first, one away, ball game tied in the third. K
[01:20:29] HALLIDAY: Candelario, one away, Soler at first. Oh-and-one — Candelario rolls one over to second — Young fields, flips to Crawford at the bag — Soler in a walk, then Crawford fires to first — Candelario in by a step, too slow for the twin killing. One out, runner at second. Scratch that — the runner was erased, Soler out at second, Candelario safe at first. Two away, Soler erased on the fielder’s choice. Correction: Soler to second on the groundout, Candelario reaches. Let me catch my breath and call it clean — the official ruling: Candelario grounds out, second-to-first, Soler advances to second. Two away. BB
[01:21:14] HALLIDAY: Adell steps in. Castillo pitching with a runner on second, two away. Full count — and Adell chops at a fastball up — a foul tip, snagged by Raleigh! Strike three! Third out! Three even through three. LO
[01:26:02] HALLIDAY: Top of the fourth, the sun beginning its lazy slide westward over the grandstand roof, those palms beyond the right-field pavilion throwing their first real shadows of the afternoon. Leo Rivas leads off against Zeferjahn. Oh-and-two — a big four-seamer — Rivas whiffs! Strikeout. One away. FO
[01:27:12] HALLIDAY: Raley in the two-hole. Two-and-two… Raley spins on a breaking ball — swinging strike three! Two down, Zeferjahn in a groove. K
[01:28:40] HALLIDAY: Cal Raleigh, the big switch-hitter, steps in. Full count — Zeferjahn paints the black — Raleigh goes around — he’s gone! Strike three! The reliever sets ’em down in order on strikeouts, back-to-back-to-back! Beautiful work. A one-two-three inning and we head to the home half still knotted at two. 2B
[01:32:31] HALLIDAY: Josh Lowe, left-handed, leads off the Angels’ fourth against Castillo. One-and-one… and Castillo plunks him! A breaking ball sailed in on the hip — Lowe takes his base, shakes it off, jogs down to first. Runner on, nobody down. HBP
[01:33:18] HALLIDAY: O’Hoppe up. Castillo, fighting his command now, goes to four-and-one — ball four, low! O’Hoppe walks. Runners at first and second, nobody down, and the halo crowd scenting a rally. Those Thunderstix clapping like mad. BB
[01:37:15] HALLIDAY: Frazier bats. Small-ball coming — and yes, Frazier squares and pushes a fine bunt up the third-base line! Rivas charges, has no play at third, flips to Young covering first! One away. Lowe to third, O’Hoppe to second. A textbook sacrifice, runners in scoring position for the top of the order. SH
[01:37:43] HALLIDAY: Neto with his second bite at this. Runners on second and third, one down. Two-and-two — Neto chops a grounder down the third-base line — Rivas charges, picks it up, throws wild to first! The ball skips past Naylor! Lowe scores, O’Hoppe rounds third and digs for home — Naylor recovers — O’Hoppe holds at third, Neto safe at first! An error on Rivas, a run scores, Angels back in front! Mariners two, Angels three. Rough break for the Mariners’ infield — the ball looked playable off the bat. FO
[01:40:43] HALLIDAY: Mike Trout, runners at the corners, one down. One-and-three the count — Castillo fires — called strike three! Trout barks at the plate ump Johnson for a moment — that was the electric umpire’s call, or at least the old-fashioned one, right on the black — two gone. ꓘ
🔄 Pitching change — new pitcher: Jose A. Ferrer
[01:45:12] HALLIDAY: The Mariners go to the bullpen — Jose Ferrer, the left-hander, called in. He’ll face Schanuel with runners at first and third and two away. Two-and-one — Schanuel pokes a little ground ball toward short — Crawford charges, scoops, throws to first — not in time! O’Hoppe scores! Infield single! Mariners two, Angels four. Neto alert, stopping at second. Halos add another.
[01:46:46] HALLIDAY: Soler, right-handed, up with two on and two away. Ferrer, lefty-righty matchup flipped. One-and-two — Soler flails at a change of pace — strike three swinging! Side retired. But the Halos have the lead, four to two, after four. PO
[01:50:18] HALLIDAY: Top of the fifth, mid-innings in the Southern California sun. Julio Rodríguez opens against Zeferjahn. One-and-three — Julio cuts and misses — strike three swinging on a heater upstairs! One away. K
[01:51:53] HALLIDAY: Naylor, left-handed. First pitch — Naylor taps one back to the mound — Zeferjahn fields it himself, underhand to Schanuel. Two away. GO
[01:53:01] HALLIDAY: Arozarena digs in. Two-and-one… and Zeferjahn drills him! A fastball in on the handle catches Randy on the elbow — he takes a step, flips the bat, jogs to first rubbing the funny bone. The benches stay put, no bad blood. Runner on with two down. HBP
🔄 Pitching change — new pitcher: Brent Suter
[01:54:59] HALLIDAY: Angels skipper emerges — here comes the veteran southpaw Brent Suter out of the pen to face the left-handed Crawford. Four-and-one the count — ball four! Crawford walks. Arozarena moves up to second. Two on, two away.
[01:59:18] HALLIDAY: And here, ladies and gentlemen — here is a young man by the name of Cole Young. Left-handed batsman, second baseman, runners at first and second, two away, Halos leading four to two. One-and-one the count. Suter, working quick, comes set… PO
[01:59:30] HALLIDAY: Here’s the pitch — Young SWINGS —
[01:59:32] HALLIDAY: THAT BALL IS HIGH, THAT BALL IS DEEP, THAT BALL IS TO RIGHT FIELD — Adell is racing back — back — back to the warning track — he’s LOOKING UP! K
[01:59:38] SFX: [CROWD — STUNNED SILENCE, THEN SCATTERED GROANS, A SMATTERING OF DISBELIEF]
[01:59:42] HALLIDAY: That ball is GONE! A three-run wallop into the right-field seats! Young has put ’em in front! The youngster circles the bases with the ball game turned upside down — Arozarena scores, Crawford scores, Cole Young scores! A tremendous poke — a fastball that caught too much of the plate and the kid didn’t miss it! Halo faithful sitting on their hands, stunned, as the Mariners take the lead! Mariners five, Angels four!
[02:01:22] HALLIDAY: A moment to gather ourselves — Mitch Garver follows, two-and-three, and goes down swinging! Strike three, side retired. But oh my, what a swing by young Mr. Young. That’ll be the talk of this ball game come sundown — no matter what else happens this afternoon. K
[02:04:31] HALLIDAY: Can the Halos answer? Candelario leads off the home fifth against Ferrer. One-and-two — Candelario lofts a fly to left-center — Rodríguez and Arozarena converge — Arozarena gets a glove on it and it pops loose! The ball rolls toward the gap — Candelario churning — pulls in at second with a double, ruled a hit! A tough break on the crossover play, and the Halos have something cooking. LO
[02:06:07] HALLIDAY: Adell up, runner on second, nobody down. Oh-and-two — Adell laces a line drive to left — a base hit! Arozarena plays it in — Candelario scores! Angels strike back! Mariners five, Angels five, all tied up! The crowd suddenly alive again, those halo caps up and down like a field of red poppies.
[02:07:17] HALLIDAY: Lowe drops a sacrifice bunt — Ferrer fields, over to Naylor, one away. Adell advances to second. Little-ball, good execution. And the Halos in business. SH
[02:07:58] HALLIDAY: O’Hoppe, first pitch — a soft liner right back to Ferrer! Ferrer fields it, throws over to Young at second, and on to Naylor at first — a lineout, relay-style — two away, Adell moves up to third on the play. Wait — no — ruled a simple lineout, with Adell advancing on heads-up base-running as the ball was in play. Two down, runner ninety feet from home. LO
[02:08:44] HALLIDAY: Frazier up with two away, Adell on third, the go-ahead run. One-and-oh — Frazier shoots a ground ball into left — a base hit! Adell scores standing up! Halos take the lead! Mariners five, Angels six! What a half-inning! A see-saw ball game out here in Anaheim, and the scoreboard operator can’t keep his chalk sharp. 1B
🔄 Pitching change — new pitcher: Cole Wilcox
[02:12:00] HALLIDAY: Mariners skipper brings in the big right-hander Cole Wilcox to stop the bleeding. He faces Neto — full count — Neto offers, a foul tip, right into Garver’s mitt! Strike three! Side retired, but the Halos have retaken the lead. Through five: Mariners five, Angels six.
[02:16:21] HALLIDAY: Top of the sixth, Suter still going for the Halos. Rivas works a four-pitch walk on four straight off the plate — Suter’s command a little iffy there. Runner on, nobody down. BB
[02:18:11] HALLIDAY: Raley up. Two-and-two — swinging strike three! A fine change of pace from Suter. One away. HBP
[02:19:36] HALLIDAY: Raleigh, one-and-three — goes down swinging! A big breaking ball below the knees, the switch-hitter waved at it. Two down. Rivas still at first. K
[02:20:00] HALLIDAY: And here comes the third out — well, technically we’ve only got two. Suter handling it. The crowd starting to murmur about dinner, mid-sixth, halo-red shadows stretching a little longer across the infield dirt now, the fountains catching the west light in a fine spray. Rivas stranded at first as the inning ends on a swinging third strike. Still six to five, Halos.
[02:22:41] HALLIDAY: Mike Trout against Wilcox to open the Angel sixth. Two-and-three — Trout cuts and misses! Swinging strike three. Even the Captain goes down on a good pitch. One away. 2B
[02:24:25] HALLIDAY: Schanuel, oh-and-one — rolls over on a breaking ball, a little chopper to Young at second, over to Naylor. Two away. GO
[02:25:24] HALLIDAY: Soler batting. Three-and-two full. Wilcox fires — called strike three — but wait! Angels dugout asks for the cinematograph review — the pitch goes to the slide-rule fellows and their electric umpire — the call on the field is overturned! The pitch was off the plate. Ruled ball four. Soler walks! A curious moment, folks — the modern game, the newsreel-review crew stepping in. 1B
[02:27:49] HALLIDAY: Candelario with Soler at first, two down. Oh-and-two — Candelario lines one into right — Raley catches it on a shoetop grab! Side retired. Still six to five, Angels, through six. GO
[02:30:44] HALLIDAY: Seventh-inning stretch coming up — crowd on its feet for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” organ rolling, fountains dancing in time. Rodríguez opens against Suter. One-and-two — Julio chops a soft grounder to Schanuel, who flips to Suter covering. One away. GO
[02:32:36] HALLIDAY: Naylor. One-and-oh — taps a grounder to Candelario at third, over to Schanuel. Two away. Suter pitching with efficiency. GO
[02:33:43] HALLIDAY: Arozarena, full count, Suter pumping. Arozarena lines a ball down the third-base line — Candelario dives and grabs it on the run, in foul ground, for the third out! A beauty of a play by the Angels’ third baseman! Side retired, Suter with a clean seventh. LO
[02:38:31] HALLIDAY: Casey Legumina on the bump now for Seattle. Adell leads off. Three-and-two — Adell whistles a line drive right back at the pitcher — Legumina spears it with the glove! One away, and the pitcher with a catlike grab for his own out. K
[02:40:30] HALLIDAY: Lowe, full count — lifts a fly ball to straightaway center — Rodríguez settles under it, easy. Two away. FO
[02:42:36] HALLIDAY: O’Hoppe. Three-and-one — O’Hoppe clubs a fly to deep center-right — Rodríguez goes back, flags it down on the warning track! Three away. A loud out, but an out. The Mariners keep it at six to five, Angels on top, heading to the eighth. FO
[02:46:49] HALLIDAY: Sam Bachman — the right-hander with the heavy fastball — comes on for the Halos in the eighth. Crawford up first. First pitch — Crawford lines one to shallow left — Bryce Teodosio, in for defense, comes charging in — makes the catch on the run! One away.
[02:47:04] HALLIDAY: Young, the fifth-inning hero, back at the plate. One-and-one — grounds out, short-to-first, Neto over to Schanuel. Two away. GO
[02:48:13] HALLIDAY: Garver. Oh-and-two — and the pitch is called strike three on the outside corner! Garver signals for the cinematograph review — the call is confirmed — strike three, side retired. Heading to the home half, Mariners five, Angels six. K
[02:51:46] HALLIDAY: Frazier leads off the Angel eighth against Legumina. First-pitch swinging — Frazier rips a line drive into the right-field corner — Raley on his horse — and Frazier into second standing up with a lead-off double! The crowd on its feet, eighth-inning magic brewing. 2B
[02:52:02] HALLIDAY: Neto. One-and-one — a fly ball to right — Raley settles under it. One away, tag up, Frazier breaks — and moves to third! Runner ninety feet from an insurance tally. K
[02:54:08] HALLIDAY: Trout, right-handed, one away, Frazier on third. One-and-one — and Legumina drills him! Trout wears a fastball on the back shoulder, takes a step toward the mound, thinks better of it, jogs to first. Benches alert but no incident. Runners at the corners, one down. HBP
[02:56:58] HALLIDAY: Schanuel at the plate — chance to ice this ball game. Oh-and-one — Schanuel chops a grounder to Young at second — Young flips to Crawford — Crawford relays to Naylor — double play! Oswald Peraza, pinch-runner for Trout, erased at second, Schanuel out at first! Inning over! Frazier stranded at third! The Mariners escape with damage contained at one! Still Mariners five, Angels six heading to the ninth. 1B
[02:59:45] HALLIDAY: Nine innings of baseball on this Sunday afternoon, Halos three outs from a win. Rivas up first against Bachman. Two-and-oh — Rivas lofts a fly to left — Frazier settles under it, squeezes. One away. K
[03:00:33] HALLIDAY: Raley — full count — misses! Strike three swinging. Two down, Halos one out away. The crowd holding its breath, that halo logo behind the fountains lit up like Christmas. K
[03:03:00] HALLIDAY: Raleigh, the switch-hitter, the Mariners’ last hope. First pitch — drives a fly ball deep to left — Frazier races back, back, to the track — it’s over his head! Off the wall! Raleigh pulls into second with a stand-up double! The Mariners alive! Tying run in scoring position! Two away! K
[03:04:21] HALLIDAY: Julio Rodríguez — the young star — steps in with the ball game on his shoulders. Two-and-two. The ballpark so still you can hear those fountains out in center spraying — every bat in the stadium poised. Bachman delivers — 1B
[03:04:30] HALLIDAY: Rodríguez LINES one into left field! A base hit! Frazier fields cleanly — here comes Raleigh ROUNDING third — the throw comes in — Raleigh SLIDES — SAFE! Raleigh scores the tying run! Mariners six, Angels six! Julio’s at first, we have a ball game all over again!
[03:07:11] HALLIDAY: Naylor steps in, Rodríguez at first, two away, tie ball game. Three-and-two the count — the pitch — Julio breaks! — Bachman steps off, throws to Neto — Rodríguez tagged out sliding into second! Caught stealing! Inning over on the back-end! O’Hoppe to Neto, and a strong toss by the catcher. To the home half knotted at six! FO
[03:13:03] HALLIDAY: Andrés Muñoz — the Mariners’ closer, the fireman with the big fastball — comes on to try to get this ball game to extras. Soler leads off the home ninth. Two-and-two — Soler pops one up to shallow right — Young drifts back onto the outfield grass, gloves it. One away.
[03:14:36] HALLIDAY: Candelario. Full count — grounds one sharply over to first — Naylor handles it, takes it himself. Two away. The Halos one out away from extras. 2B
[03:18:18] HALLIDAY: Adell to the plate. Sun now almost fully behind the press box, the infield dirt cast in that late-afternoon gold that only Southern California can produce. One-and-two — Muñoz rears back — Adell swings and misses! Strike three swinging! Side retired! We’re going to extras! Mariners six, Angels six at the end of regulation. 1B
[03:22:16] HALLIDAY: Shaun Anderson, the big right-hander, comes on for the Halos in the tenth. And I should remind the listener — in this modern era, extras begin with the ghost runner — that’s Rodríguez, the automatic man on second, the rule the IBM-tabulator fellows cooked up to keep these things from running all night. Naylor up first, runner at second, nobody down.
[03:22:20] HALLIDAY: First pitch — Naylor lifts a fly to left — Frazier squeezes it. One away. Tag up — Rodríguez to third! Runner at third, one down.
[03:22:39] HALLIDAY: Arozarena — two-and-one — rips a hard grounder into right field! A base hit! Adell plays it in — Rodríguez jogs home! Mariners take the lead! Mariners seven, Angels six! Arozarena standing at first, one away. 1B
[03:24:15] HALLIDAY: Crawford up. Oh-and-one — chops one to the right side — Peraza fields at second, flips to Neto at the bag, over to Schanuel! Double play! Arozarena erased, Crawford too slow to first! Inning over! But the Mariners take a one-run lead into the home half — and the Halos need a tally to stay alive. BB
[03:27:29] HALLIDAY: Bottom of the tenth. Matt Brash on the bump for Seattle, Adell the automatic runner at second. Bryce Teodosio at the plate. Oh-and-two — and Teodosio squares — a beautiful little sacrifice bunt up the third-base line! Garver fields from behind the dish, over to Naylor! One away, Adell advances to third! Runner ninety feet from a tie.
[03:28:55] HALLIDAY: O’Hoppe, one away, tying run on third. One-and-one — O’Hoppe lifts a fly ball to straightaway center — Rodríguez squeezes it — tag — Adell breaks for home — crosses the plate! Sacrifice fly! Mariners seven, Angels seven! Tied up again! Two away, runner erased, inning rolls on. SF
[03:30:14] HALLIDAY: Frazier — one-and-three — misses! Strike three swinging on a breaking ball in the dirt! Side retired. And we are — if you can believe it, ladies and gentlemen — knotted at seven after ten full! On to the eleventh! K
[03:33:33] HALLIDAY: The eleventh, Anderson still on the hill for the Halos. Crawford the automatic man on second. Young at the plate. One-and-one — Young pops one up to short — Neto camps, squeezes. One away.
[03:35:29] HALLIDAY: Dominic Canzone, pinch-hitter, at the plate. Two-and-two — pops one up in foul ground on the third-base side — Candelario chases, makes the catch! Two away. Crawford still at second. PO
[03:37:35] HALLIDAY: Rivas walks on four straight — Anderson’s control deserting him. Runners at first and second, two down. BB
[03:40:15] HALLIDAY: Raley digs in. One-and-two — Anderson drills him! A breaking ball right on the hip — Raley takes his base! Bases loaded, two away! The Halos’ skipper comes out — quick conference — lets Anderson stay. Crawford to third, Rivas to second, Raley to first. K
[03:41:16] HALLIDAY: Raleigh, switch-hitter, two-and-three, bases juiced, chance to break it open — Anderson fires! — Raleigh goes around and misses! Strike three swinging! The pitcher wiggles out of a bases-loaded jam! An enormous out — the Mariners leave three men on, and Anderson gets a hero’s walk to the dugout. To the home half, still knotted at seven! K
[03:45:06] HALLIDAY: Bottom of the eleventh, Frazier the automatic runner at second. Gabe Speier — the Mariners’ left-hander — comes on. And the Mariners go to the book — Neto at the plate — four fingers, an intentional pass! Speier lobs four wide ones and Neto jogs to first. Runners at first and second, nobody down. They’ll take their chances with the next fellow.
[03:45:51] HALLIDAY: Oswald Peraza — pinch-runner stepped to pinch-hitter, rather — squares to bunt. First pitch — pushes it up the first-base line — Naylor charges, flips to Young covering first! One away! Frazier to third, Neto to second! Textbook execution — the winning run ninety feet from home! SH
[03:46:15] HALLIDAY: Schanuel at the plate — one down, runners at second and third, winning run ninety feet away, ball game on the line — GIDP
[03:46:25] HALLIDAY: Speier comes set — here’s the pitch — Schanuel SWINGS — a FLY BALL into LEFT FIELD — SF
[03:46:30] HALLIDAY: Arozarena is going back — onto the warning track — he’s under it — HE CATCHES IT — HERE COMES FRAZIER — THE TAG — THE THROW —
[03:46:38] HALLIDAY: FRAZIER SCORES! THE BALL GAME IS OVER! A sacrifice fly by Schanuel, Frazier crosses the plate, and the Halos WIN it in the ELEVENTH, EIGHT to SEVEN! Mariners seven, Angels EIGHT, FINAL!
[03:46:45] SFX: [CROWD — THUNDEROUS ROAR, WALK-OFF CELEBRATION, THUNDERSTIX CLAPPING, HALOS MOBBING SCHANUEL AND FRAZIER AT HOME PLATE]
[03:46:50] HALLIDAY: And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen — a walk-off sacrifice fly by Nolan Schanuel, Adam Frazier comes home from third, and your Los Angeles Angels defeat the Seattle Mariners eight to seven in eleven innings on this Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium. Three hours and thirty-seven minutes of as wild a ball game as you’re ever likely to hear on a Sunday in April.
[03:47:10] HALLIDAY: The decisions — the winning pitcher, Shaun Anderson, who wiggled out of that bases-loaded jam in the top of the eleventh, now goes into the books with the victory. The losing pitcher, Gabe Speier, who surrendered the walk-off fly. No save on the ledger today — not the kind of ball game that calls for one.
[03:47:40] HALLIDAY: The stars of the afternoon, as your correspondent sees ’em: first star, young Cole Young of the Mariners, who hit a tremendous three-run wallop into the right-field seats in the fifth to give Seattle a lead they could not keep — but what a swing it was. Second star, Nolan Schanuel, who delivered the game-winner from eleven rows up — the sac fly that ended it. Third star, Jorge Soler, who knocked in the first Angel run of the afternoon with a base hit in the opening frame and sparked the Halos all day. HR
[03:48:15] HALLIDAY: A ball game with everything in it, friends — leadoff doubles, bunt singles, a run scored on a throwing error, back-to-back-to-back strikeouts from Zeferjahn in the fourth, a caught-stealing at second to end the ninth, a bases-loaded whiff to escape the eleventh, and a walk-off sac fly to end it. Eleven innings, eighteen runs between the two clubs, and twenty-seven thousand, seven hundred and twelve paying customers who got more than their money’s worth on a bright April afternoon in Orange County.
[03:48:50] HALLIDAY: The Halos climb back to even at six-and-five, the Mariners slide to four-and-six. A long summer ahead for both clubs — but today belongs to the home side. This is Howard “Hap” Halliday, high above Angel Stadium in Anaheim, saying so long, thanks for spending your Sunday afternoon with us, and may your own walk-off come soon and often. Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and good baseball.
[03:49:20] MUSIC: PROGRAM CLOSE — NBC-STYLE ORGAN FANFARE, BRASS RESOLUTION, CHIMES.
[03:49:45] STATION ID: [THIS HAS BEEN ANGELS BASEBALL ON KLAA LOS ANGELES — THE VOICE OF THE HALOS — STAY TUNED FOR THE SCOREBOARD ROUNDUP]
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