Bruce Traded, Mariners Hammered by Angels 13-3

Rumors swirled around Jay Bruce on Saturday, but the trade wasn’t official until Sunday.

General Manager Jerry Dipoto traded the veteran Bruce and cash to Philadelphia for minor leaguer Jake Scheiner. The newest Mariner will head to High-A Modesto.

New guy. https://t.co/uj5GsPv6qk

— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) June 2, 2019

The trade was officially announced during the game, and specifically while the Mariners starter, Marco Gonzales, was getting shellacked for 7 runs in the 2nd inning.

Seattle never really got going on offense. They got one bright spot, Kyle Seager hit his first home run of the season after spending almost two months on the Injured List. Seager made his season debut on May 25 against Oakland.

Winning Pitcher, (1-0) Jose Suarez (MLB Debut): 5.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Losing Pitcher, (5-6) Marco Gonzales: 4.2 IP, 10 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

The M’s begin their four-game series with Houston at home on Monday. Pregame coverage of Mariners-Astros starts at 6 p.m. on 102.9/750 The Game.

Here are the highlights from the game:

Top 2nd … Brian Goodwin RBI Double, 1-0 Angels

Top 2nd … Luis Rengifo RBI Ground Out, 2-0 Angels

Top 2nd … David Fletcher RBI Double, 3-0 Angels

Top 2nd … Shohei Otani RBI Sacrifice Fly, 4-0 Angels

Top 2nd … Albert Pujols 3-Run Home Run, 7-0 Angels

Bottom 2nd … Tim Beckham RBI Ground Out, 7-1 Angels

Bottom 2nd … Omar Narvaez RBI Ground Out, 7-2 Angels

Top 5th … Connor Sadzeck wild pitch scores Tommy La Stella, 8-2 Angels

Top 5th … Mike Trout 2-RBI single, 10-2 Angels

Top 5th … Pujols Ground Rule 2-RBI Double, 12-2 Angels

Top 6th … Rengifo Home Run, 13-2 Angels

Bottom 6th … Kyle Seager Home Run, 13-3 Angels

Final Call, Angels win 13-3.

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