Article: Angels don't pay corkage fee in defeat to Mariners

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Another day, another delay for the Angels.

After rain held up the start of Saturday's game, Seattle again kept the Angels' champagne on ice.

The Angels failed to clinch the American League West, losing to the Seattle Mariners, 3-2, in front of 43,583 disappointed fans at Angel Stadium.

The Angels' magic number remains at one, as they wasted a strong start by Bartolo Colon, who returned from a back injury and allowed just three runs in eight innings.

The Angels will try again today to clinch their third division title in the last four years when they send John Lackey to the mound at 12:35 p.m. He'll oppose former Angel Jeff Weaver.

"The difference today was ...

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