Major League Baseball

Pujols, Escobar lead Angels to 6-4 win over Mariners

Published Aug. 19, 2016 3:22 a.m. ET

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Albert Pujols drove in two runs, Yunel Escobar had three hits and scored twice, and the Los Angeles Angels held off a late rally and beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.

Mike Trout also scored twice as the Angels earned a split of the four-game series with just their second win in 14 games. Pujols reached 95 RBIs with a two-run double in the eighth. He's second in the AL, five behind Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion.

Matt Shoemaker (7-13) limited the Mariners to two earned runs - on solo homers to Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz - and five hits.

Fernando Salas gave up a two-run homer to Adam Lind in the ninth, but got Leonys Martin and Shawn O'Malley on grounders to end the game.

Hisashi Iwakuma (14-8) allowed three runs and six hits over seven innings, snapping a streak of three straight wins. Seattle remained 2 1/2 games behind Boston for the second AL wild card.