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ANAHEIM, Calif. Wholesale Jerseys Store . -- Jesus Montero put a slight dent in Jered Weavers nifty numbers. Montero homered twice off the major league ERA leader and Jason Vargas outpitched his former college teammate to send the Seattle Mariners past the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 Sunday. "Weaver throws across his body and he makes good pitches, so its not easy to face him," Montero said. "You just have to wait for the ball and think middle, middle all the time. That was my approach today." This was the first time Weaver gave up two home runs in a game to the same player since Oct. 1, 2010, when the Rangers Mitch Moreland hit a pair of solo shots off him in Texas. Weaver (15-2) had won nine straight outings before losing to his teammate from Long Beach State. Weaver fell one shy of Chuck Finleys 1997 franchise record for consecutive starts won. "I thought I threw the ball real well, but obviously a couple of mistakes cost me," Weaver said. "I made bad pitches and Montero put them were he was supposed to. I was just trying to stay away from him for the most part. Hes one of those guys who has my number today, so Ill try to pitch him differently next time," he said. Vargas (13-8) allowed a run and seven hits over 8 1-3 innings. The left-hander gave up a one-out triple in the ninth by Howie Kendrick before Tom Wilhelmsen came in and got the final two outs for his 16th save in 18 chances. Weaver was 6-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 26 strikeouts in six starts during July, but Vargas beat him out for AL pitcher of the month honours with a 5-0 record, a 1.64 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his six starts. "I knew he had great stuff, but hes a completely different pitcher now than when he was at Long Beach," Weaver said. "Back then he was a 93-94 (mph) guy, but as we all know, that stuff doesnt last forever, so youve got to figure out our to pitch. And hes done a heck of a job of doing that." Weaver and Vargas, both of whom were drafted in 2004, started against each other two other times in the majors -- both last season. Vargas won the first matchup 3-0 at Seattle, and neither pitcher got a decision the second time around as the Angels won 1-0 in 10 innings. "Ive pitched pretty well in those games and so has he," Vargas said. "Today I threw my changeup for strikes early in the game, then just below the strike zone later. And when the hitters fell behind, they were a little more willing to chase that pitch. They were set up for a big inning a couple of times, but I got out of it with the help of our defence." Montero hit a solo homer in the second that landed barely beyond the fence and just over the glove of centre fielder Mike Trout, who robbed Miguel Olivo of a homer in the Mariners 7-4 win Saturday night. It was Seattles only hit until the sixth, when John Jaso singled with two out and Montero sent a drive into the lower seats in the left-field corner for his 12th home run. It was the second multihomer game in the majors for the former Yankees catcher, who hit two against Baltimores Jim Johnson last Sept. 5 at New York in just his fourth big league contest. Weaver was charged with three runs, four hits and three walks in seven innings and struck out five. It was only the second time in the right-handers last 13 outings that he gave up more than two earned runs. His ERA increased from 2.13 to 2.22. Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher was ejected by plate umpire Mike Estabrook just three batters into the game for complaining too loudly from the dugout about a second straight borderline pitch by Weaver that was called a ball -- resulting in a walk to Kyle Seager. The ejection was Butchers fourth in the big leagues and first since April 28, 2008. Former Angel Chone Figgins, who singled as a pinch-hitter for Mike Carp in the sixth inning, drove in Seattles final run with a ninth-inning triple against Ernesto Frieri. NOTES: Vargas has allowed one home run over his last five starts, after giving up at least one in each of his previous 12 -- including five on June 20 in a 14-10 loss at Arizona. ... The Mariners finished their road trip 3-6, after winning the final seven games of their previous homestand against Kansas City and Toronto. ... Weaver walked more than two batters for only the fourth time this season. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . Harangody recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to be sidelined for another month. The former Notre Dame star appeared in 42 games over the past two seasons for Cleveland, averaging 4. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . 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A pending free agent, Correia (12-11) perhaps made his final start after two seasons with Pittsburgh, matching a career high in wins each year. He allowed six hits and one walk and had five strikeouts. "Its huge," Correia said in regards to making his final start a positive one. "It seems like when you go into the off-season on a bad one you cant stop thinking about that for weeks and weeks until so its nice to have a good one to kind of go in on a positive note just to rest your mind a little bit going into the off-season." A day after being eliminated from the NL East division title race, the wild-card Braves rested several regulars and shuffled players in and out of the lineup throughout the game. Atlanta will host the NL wild-card game Friday. "It was good to get (reserves) at-bats to keep them sharp," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Were going to have a lot more position players on the roster for Fridays game than the other rounds so I feel its important that we get them at bats." Gonzalez said he will start his regular lineup for the regular-season finale Wednesday and pull them after two at-bats to get more reserves some action. The Pirates (79-82) tied for their most wins in a season since their North American major professional sports record streak of 20 losing seasons began in 1993. The 1999 Pirates went 79-83. Pittsburgh previously won two straight games Sept. 4-5. The Pirates faded in the second half, ending their run at a playoff spot. Pittsburgh rookie Starling Marte had three hits and scored twice, giving him five hits and four runs in the series after making only two starts over the previous eight games in a management attempt for him to clear his head and focus on fundamentals. "Its always fun to watch a younng man gain some confidence in this game," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. 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The Braves have scored a total of 11 runs in their past five games. NOTES: The announced crowd of 15,272 included several thousand Braves fans, many of whom chanted and called for 3B Chipper Jones to make an appearance. Jones, who has said he will retire at the end of the season, delivered the pregame lineup card. By not playing Tuesday, he will not reach 2,500 career games. ... Atlantas Freddie Freeman was ejected by third base umpire Jeff Nelson after striking out as a pinch hitter in the eighth. ... Jones has 45 career home runs at PNC Park, tied with Brian Giles for third-most in the ballparks 12-year history. ... The Braves will start RHP Ben Sheets (4-4, 3.54 ERA) in the regular season finale Wednesday after Atlanta manager bumped RHP Tim Hudson from the role after the Braves were eliminated from the division title race. Pirates starter A.J. Burnett (16-9, 3.43) was on the losing end of a no-hitter by Cincinnatis Homer Bailey in his most recent outing Friday. ' ' '
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