Mariners put Angels exactly where they don’t want them, lose 2-1

Abbie Parr-USA TODAY Sports Despite several golden opportunities, the Seattle Mariners lost tonight’s game, throwing their chips down like so many limp ground balls, poor approaches, and pitches off the black. The Angels, not content to simply waste another magical season from a generational star, executed well enough to perhaps ruin Seattle’s magical playoff push. Anaheim did so riding a brilliant start from young lefty José Suarez like a a dolphin through the loam of Seattle’s lineup. It was a crushing, careless loss from the M’s who could and should have won, but missed the extra hit that has been there so many times this season.

Unlike every game of the Oakland series, Seattle struck…