Angels vs Mariners Pick: Spiraling LA Tries To Get Going in Seattle (Apr 29)

• Our Angels vs Mariners pick gauges spiraling LA visiting 1st place Seattle
• Los Angeles got off to a respectable start but has fallen on hard times, losing 10 of 13
• Seattle’s pitching has carried the club to the top of the AL West

LA Sends Kochanowicz to the Mound To Break Skid

After a promising 9-5 start, the Angels have fallen to last place, where most MLB observers predicted they would be. After losing 10 of 13, they travel to Seattle to take on the first-place Mariners.

LA sends 6’7″ righty Jack Kochanowicz to the mound. He has been inconsistent thus far in 2025, but was very good in his last start, throwing 6 innings and surrendering 2 runs against the Pirates.

He reaches the mid-to-upper 90s with his fastball.

Kochanowicz has faced the Mariners in his career. Cal Raleigh, tied for the MLB lead in home runs, is 2 for 2 with a home run. J.P. Crawford is 1 for 2 with a double. Julio Rodriguez is 2 for 2 with a double. Jorge Polanco is 1 for 2.

Tim Anderson, Travis d’Arnaud, Yoan Moncada, Taylor Ward, Joe Adell, and Mike Trout are all batting below .200. Trout has 9 homers. Ward has 6. LA has former star players on the roster, but many have declined to journeyman status. Others, like Trout, have been sabotaged by injuries.

Miller Tries to Rebound From Poor Start in Boston

The Mariners’ strength is their starting pitching. Bryce Miller was one of their top rotation arms in 2024 but has been inconsistent in 2025. He is 1-3 with a 4.21 ERA. The Red Sox knocked him around in his last start, but in the two prior starts, he threw 10 innings, gave up 1 run and 5 hits.

While they are not hitting for a high batting average, the Mariners are hitting the ball out of the park. They are third in the majors in home runs. In addition to Raleigh’s 10 homers, Polanco has 7, Dylan Moore has 6, Randy Arozarena, Rowdy Tellez, and Julio Rodriguez have 4. Closer Andres Munoz has 10 saves, has struck out 18 in 14 innings, and is already a 1.6 bWAR player, which is impressive for a reliever so early in the season.

Against Miller, the Angels’ Ward has 4 hits in 9 at-bats with a home run and a double. Luis Rengifo is 2 for 6. No other LA hitters have hits against him.

Angels vs Mariners Pick: LA Continues Its Free Fall

The Angels have fallen to their expected level and are in last place in the division. Kochanowicz has ability, but situations like LA’s tend to steamroll. Miller and the Mariners will continue the Angels’ woes.