Angels 6, Mariners 3: Ian Snell pitching into sixth is all that mattered tonight

This bullpen situation is a lot more precarious than the team is letting on. And that's why panic must have started to set in when Ian Snell was working on his 30th pitch of the night, having notched just one out in the first inning. But Snell got through that frame on 33 pitches in a game his team went on to lose 6-3. The Mariners were never in this one after that four-run first inning by the Angels. Sure, they made it close on the scoreboard with two solo homers by Kenji Johjima and Jose Lopez. They even made things look a little closer in the ninth by putting runners on second and third with none out and forcing human incendiary device Brian Fuentes into the game. But the Mariners simply don't have the firepower to get into a slugfest with the Angels. Ichiro got one single tonight and needs four hits for a 200-hit season. But he also hit into three inning-ending outs with runners on base, including in the ninth. The most important thing tonight was Snell not pulling a one...