ANAHEIM — The Angels provided a reminder of why their sport is different from most.
“There’s no time limit in these games,” Cliff Pennington said. “You’ve got to get 27 outs. They didn’t get the 27th one today.”
Pennington’s walk-off hit capped the Angels’ seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth, leading to a jaw-dropping 10-9 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.
It was the first time since Aug. 29, 1986 that the Angels had scored at least seven in the ninth to win by one.
It also broke a streak of 346 straight big league games in which a team leading by six in the ninth held on to win, according to ESPN Stats and Information.