Power of the beards didnt help.

Well Aaron Harang took the mound for the Seattle Mariners Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Now Harang is one of those pitchers that you say "oh crap why must he go on the mound tonight?".  Well Friday night was bearded hat night giveaway for for the Mariners, so the power of the beards should've helped the M's win this ball game right, right? Well, that wasnt the case. Harang was horrible!!! In the first inning the Angels struck first, both Peter Bourjos and Mike Trout singled to lead off the inning and then Albert Pujols drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly and the Angels took the early 1-0. Thats all the Angels would get in the 1st inning then in the bottom half of the 1st it was the M's turn to try their luck against C.J. Wilson. Wilson has had great success against the Mariners with a 11-5 record in 50 games, 13 of those games he started in. The first inning was all too easy for Wilson as he got the Mariners hitters out in order. Harang got into more trouble in the top of the second, after giving up a single to Brendan Harris, Hank Conger took Harang deep and the Angels took the 3-0 lead. 

The M's went 1-2-3 again in the bottom half of the inning and in the top of the 3rd the Angels would get two more runs coming off the two-run homerun by Mark Trumbo and now the Halos had a commanding 5-0 lead. Harang was able to get out of the inning without allowing another run but after the third out his night was done and Hector Noesi would be brought in in the 4th to pitch. The bottom half of the 4th is where the Mariners got things going as Kyle Seager extended his hitting career high hitting streak to 15 games. Kendrys Morales singled followed by Mike Morse walking then loading up the bases for Justin Smoak. In Smoak's career he is 2-23 with the bases loaded, well make it 2-24 as he struckout for the first out of the inning. Kelly Shoppach helped the M's by "taking one for the team" as he was hit by a pitch that brought in Seager, but that's all the Mariners could manage as Robert Andino and Endy Chavez both struckout to end the inning. The M's managed to load the bases up again in the next inning, but once again the M's continued their struggles with hitting with runner in scoring position and Smoak put his 2-24 career batting with the bases loaded to 2-25.

The bottom of the sixth was the inning the Mariners took advantage of Wilson. Shoppach and Andino both were able to lead off with hits, Andino doubled after Shoppach singled and Chavez sacraficed home Shoppach and so the M's now trailed 5-3. Brendan Ryan put down a suicide bunt down that Andino scored on. The M's went into the top of the 7th only trailing by 2 runs and in need of Noesi to shutdown the Halos, it didnt go the way they planned as the Angels got an extra run and extended their lead to 6-3. Charlie Furbush was then called into duty to try and keep the lead to just three, he was able to get out of the inning without allowing another run. Now the M's had to get some work done and get some runs with only 3 innings to work with. Smoak in the bottom of the 7th was thrown out at home plate trying to score and that ended inning for the M's. The 9th inning for the M's saw Morales starting off the inning by getting on 2nd after Mike Trout dropped the ball in left field but after Smoak walked with 1 out both Shoppach and Dustin Ackley grounded out to end the game. 

NOTES: Both Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley extended their hitting streaks to 15 and 7 games. Hector Noesi put his ERA down to 1.23. The Mariners went 1-12 with runners in scoring position.