SEATTLE -- The losing streak continued for the Los Angeles Angels as they were defeated, 5-3, by the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park. With their fourth consecutive loss, the Angels are now 12-16 and 7-12 on the road.
Right-hander Jack Kochanowicz took the mound for his sixth start of the season and got off to a shaky start through his first couple of innings. A single and a pair of walks allowed the Mariners to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first, but he managed to escape without a run allowed thanks to a forceout at home and a pair of popouts to third base.
More trouble materialized in the second, however, as Jorge Polanco battled back from down 0-2 in the count to blast a three-run homer that got Seattle out in front early.
Jack Kochanowicz was ahead 0-2 in this at-bat. The count went to 3-2 and then this happened. pic.twitter.com/2hSdkR5XOx
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) April 30, 2025
It was the sixth homer allowed by the 24-year-old this season, which is tied for fourth-most among starters in baseball. Kochanowicz did manage to do a much better job throughout the remainder of his evening as he settled down and allowed just two more baserunners through his final four innings, exiting with six strikeouts.
Despite a strong close to the outing, he took the loss to drop to 1-4 with a 5.29 ERA this season. Kochanowicz has now lost four starts in a row, with his last victory coming on April 5.
Even with a new arm in the game for Los Angeles, Polanco still found a way to cause even more damage. He hit his second home run of the day to make it 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh off Jose Fermin, who lasted just 1/3 of an inning as he allowed three hits and walked one.
The Angels had finally gotten on the board in the top half of the frame thanks to a solo home run from Logan O'Hoppe, his eighth of 2025. He trails only Mike Trout for the team lead.
O'Hammered for the 8th time in 2025 🚀 pic.twitter.com/McSGIlricc
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 30, 2025
Los Angeles plated runs once again in the eighth as they made their best attempt at a late-game rally. Zach Neto led off the inning with a double before Nolan Schanuel traded places with him via a double of his own to make it 5-2. Following a pair of untimely strikeouts from Mike Trout and Taylor Ward, Jorge Soler grounded a double through the left side to cut the deficit to two.
O'Hoppe then popped out to first base as the side was retired with the Halos still down 5-3. They would go down 1-2-3 in the ninth as Seattle closer Andres Munoz notched his 11th save of the year to get the Mariners to 17-12.
The two squads will meet for the series finale on Wednesday afternoon to cap off a quick two-game set. Left-hander Tyler Anderson (2-0, 2.60 ERA) will toe the rubber for Los Angeles against Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock (1-1, 7.71 ERA).