ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners have tried just about everything to end their losing skid. They even started Ichiro Suzuki in center field on Sunday.
Most Consecutive Division Losses
Single Season, Division Era (since '69)
20 Mariners June 13-present
16 Diamondbacks July 9-Aug. 31, 2004
16 Rockies June 27-Aug. 6, 1993
Nothing has worked.
Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 3-2 Sunday to send the Mariners to their 11th straight loss.
"Miserable comes to mind. The others you can't print," manager Mike Hargrove said, trying to describe the skid. "It's a good time for a day off. Our guys have shown up every day to play, no matter the circumstances. Eventually, this thing will end."
Seattle's losing streak is its longest since September 1992, when the Mariners dropped a club-record 14 straight. All 11 losses have come on this road trip, the first winless trip of 11 or more games in the franchise's 30-year history.
"I don't know if there's a word to describe it," said Seattle closer J.J. Putz, who surrendered Figgins' hit. "There's been games where we haven't played very well, and games where we've played really well and just didn't get the 'W.'
The Mariners have lost 20 straight games against AL West opponents, extending their major-league record for consecutive losses within a team's own division and tying the mark for consecutive losses against any division. The Montreal Expos lost 20 straight against the NL West in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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