The Mariners broke the world record at home in 24 games

ANAHEIM – It was another day, with four other starts on Saturday, as the Mariners slipped away to win a 5-6 win against the Angels and take the lead in the first day of the Western AHL.
But for sailors, it was more than just another successful slugfest. Rookie Yusei Kikuchi was chosen

ANAHEIM – It was another day, with four other starts on Saturday, as the Mariners slipped away to win a 5-6 win against the Angels and take the lead in the first day of the Western AHL.

But for sailors, it was more than just another successful slugfest. Rookie Yusei Kikuchi earned his first major league victory despite 10 hits and four points in five innings, aided by Mitch Haniger's long ball support, Daniel Vogelbach, Edwin Encarnacion and Domingo Santana.

Kikuchi had dominated his first four MLB games before being dropped by the scorer, so it was good for both the Mariners and their free agent from Japan.

"First of all, it's a bit of a burden for my shoulders," said Kikuchi, currently 1-1, averaging points at 4.68 for his first six starts in the majors. "To be quite honest, I thought about it in the back of my mind. Now that everything is in place, there are many things that I must improve and do good things to get ahead. "

The Mariners embraced their new teammate from Tokyo, who lost his father several weeks ago, but stayed with the club and continued to pitch.

"I'm just happy that Yusei got his first win and that I was able to contribute," said Dee Gordon, second baseman, whose four-point single in the fourth rounded out the day of four losses. "It's huge for him and his confidence. He started his last 3-4 games so well and we could not do it for him.

"It matters a lot to us," said Gordon. "We want to make sure he is comfortable. He comes from a different country and what happened with his father was difficult. For one of us, it would have been difficult. For him, staying here, continuing to be an excellent teammate and smiling every day, it says a lot about the guy he is. "

Kikuchi came out of his teammates after a shower evening celebration in honor of his first victory, sporting the same smile.

"I like sailors," he said through the interpreter Justin Novak. "I love my teammates, the staff, the coaches. There is something to be happy about and we hope to continue this momentum, because I know that the season is long. "

Homers accumulate in record numbers

As for those long balls? Seattle won 11 victories to win the first three games of the four-game series at Angel Stadium and broke the league record with 53 wins in 24 games over the season, beating the 16-8 record.

"Once again, the home run was our friend tonight," said Scott Servais, the Mariners coach.

The only previous MLB team with 53 homers in their first 24 games was the 2000 Cardinals and no other team had more than 47 in that period. The Mariners' previous start to the season, the fastest of the 50 games at home, came in the Kingdome era in 1999, when it took them 26 games to get 50.

It's an incredible feat for a team that swapped Robinson Cano, Jean Segura and Mike Zunino and let Nelson Cruz go to an agency. But despite a more refueling season for the future, the Mariners began to sway.

They are now 11-1 on the road this season, having scored 97 points with 34 homers in 12 games away.

After totaling four homers in the 5-3 win on Friday, the Mariners lost no time in their long ball practice. Haniger shot a 407-foot shot on the left court line on the third pitch of Trevor Cahill's match. Two outs later, Vogelbach dug a 40-foot gap on the short straight for a 2-0 lead.

Encarnacion scored his sixth tour of the season in the fifth inning, an explosive burst that ended the Cahill night, and Santana launched his fifth round – and the 25th in 9th place for Al, leading the seventh with one foot Opposite opposite of 410 poke field.

Even with all the solo circuits, it took a mere two points from Gordon to make the difference, while the second goal of the Mariners broke the mile of his career in the fourth inning.

Vogelbach led the recent charge as he scored eight home runs in his last 14 games, beating 0.338 (18 vs. 47) with 13 goals scored and 14 RBIs during that period. The designated 6-foot, 250-pound hitter struck .452 (14-in-31) with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 10 road games.

Vogelbach made two of five goals for Seattle on Saturday, as the Mariners forced Cahill to make 95 shots in just 4 1/3 of a heat, a trend they built all year round forcing starters to leave early .

"Our offensive continues to grind," said Servais. "If they had the number of possession times over the duration of our attack, our half-sleeves are long. It's a good thing because we see a lot of terrain and we really make the pitchers work. "