Angels 9, Mariners 8

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jose Guillen hit a two-run walkoff homer in the 11th inning to give the Anaheim Angels a stunning 9-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

Curtis Pride, who took over in the outfield for an injured Vladimir Guerrero, led off the 11th with a single against Eddie Guardado (2-2). Guillen drove an 0-1 pitch into the left-field bullpen for his 20th homer – and career-high fifth hit – and was mobbed by his teammates as he crossed home plate.

Brendan Donnelly (3-2) allowed two hits in two innings and got the win despite giving up a go-ahead RBI single by Bret Boone in the top of the 11th.

David Eckstein got an RBI single in the eighth against Shigetoshi Hasegawa to give Anaheim a 7-6 lead. But, a day after his 21-game hitting streak ended, Ichiro Suzuki homered into the right-field seats on reliever Troy Percival’s first pitch of the ninth to tie it for the Mariners.

Suzuki went 3-for-6 and became the first player since Pete Rose with as many as three 50-hit months in a career. He also became the first player with two 50-hit months in the same season since Ducky Medwick accomplished it with the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals. Suzuki had 50 in May, and 51 in August 2001.

Guerrero hit his 23rd home run for Anaheim, but left with a bruised left shoulder after he was struck by a wild throw from Seattle third baseman Jolbert Cabrera in the fifth.

Anaheim catcher Bengie Molina also departed in the seventh with a bruised injured right index finger after trying to stop a wild pitch by reliever Kevin Gregg. Eckstein couldn’t finish the game at shortstop after getting hit on the left leg by J.J. Putz in the 10th.

The Mariners blew a 5-0 lead for the third time in six games and second time in this four-game series, after Miguel Olivo and Raul Ibanez homered in a five-run third. Seattle left-hander Travis Blackley never made it out of the fifth, allowing five runs – four earned – and seven hits over 4 1-3 innings in his sixth big league start.

Anaheim loaded the bases with one out in the fifth and Seattle manager Bob Melvin brought in Scott Atchison, whose first pitch in his major league debut was lined into right field by Guillen for an RBI single that narrowed the gap to 6-4.

Robb Quinlan followed with an apparent double-play grounder to third, but Cabrera’s attempted throw to second caromed off Guerrero as Chone Figgins scored.

Guerrero was tagged out in a rundown by catcher Olivo on the same play – his second baserunning blunder of the series – and Tim Salmon struck out with the tying run at second.

Guillen fought off Atchison’s 3-1 pitch and looped it to right field to drive in Garret Anderson and tie the score at 6.

Anaheim starter Kelvim Escobar allowed six runs and nine hits in six innings. The right-hander has won only one of his last 11 outings – an 11-2 rout at Toronto on June 3.

Guerrero led off Anaheim’s three-run the fourth with his 23rd homer. Guillen scored on Molina’s sacrifice fly and Quinlan came home on a passed ball by Miguel, narrowing the gap to 5-3.

Edgar Martinez scored on Scott Spiezio’s double-play grounder in the fifth, giving Seattle a 6-3 lead.

Notes: Guardado’s blown save was the 19th by the Mariners bullpen in 38 opportunities. … Percival’s blown save was the 50th of his career, against 301 saves. His conversion percentage is the third-best among the 18 members of the 300-save club, behind Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera. … Jose Lopez made his major league debut at SS after being promoted from Triple-A Tacoma, and was 0-for-5. INF Ramon Santiago was optioned to the Rainiers.

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