The Los Angeles Angels have an opportunity to pick up some ground on the teams above them in the AL West standings, as they began a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners, the team sitting in second in the division. And it was as good of a start to the three-game series as the Angels could have hoped for, as they took a 5-4 victory thanks to some excellent pitching from the team's relief corps.

Starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks had a few shaky moments, but he did give the Angels six innings on the mound, allowing just four earned runs on eight hits, which was good enough for the win. Following up Hendricks from the bullpen were Ryan Zeferjahn, Reid Detmers, and Kenley Jansen , all of whom pitched scoreless innings. Jansen, the veteran closer, ended up picking up his 13th save of th

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