Christian Moore leads the way as Angels defeat the Mariners

SACRAMENTO — Christian Moore hit a two-run double and had three RBIs, Bryce Teodosio drove in two runs, and the Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.

Moore’s RBI single in the second gave the Angels a 1-0 lead, and Teodosio’s one-run groundout pulled the Angels within 3-2 in the fifth before Zach Neto drove in the tying run.

Moore plated two more runs in the sixth with a double to put the Angels back on top for good, 5-4. Teodosio capped the scoring with an RBI single in the eighth.

The Angels are still at 98 losses with three games remaining as they attempt to avoid losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history.

Grayson Rodriguez (5-8) gave up four runs and five hits over five innings in his final start of the season. He has a 4.45 ERA with 49 strikeouts over his final 10 starts. Ryan Watson picked up his fourth save of the year with a hitless ninth after Sammy Peralta worked three scoreless innings of relief.

Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer for Seattle in the second, and Leo Rivas extended the lead to 3-1 with an RBI single. J.P. Crawford scored the Mariners’ final run on a wild pitch.

Bryan Woo (12-10) surrendered five runs off seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of work for Seattle to go with eight strikeouts.