Gonzales fans 7, rides early run support to win

ANAHEIM -- Marco Gonzales has been a lot of things for the Mariners this season. And now he's become "the stopper" as well.

A Seattle club desperately needing someone to step up and squelch their recent skid got exactly that from the 26-year-old lefty on Sunday as he shut down the Angels on two runs over six innings in an 8-5 victory.

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Gonzales, who came into the year as Seattle's tenuous No. 5 starter, has anchored their rotation over the first four months with a 12-5 record and 3.37 ERA.

Bolstered by an early breakout by the offense -- which put up its biggest inning of the season with a seven-run first -- Gonzales prevented an Angels sweep and turned the tide at least…