ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — By the time George Kirby left the mound for good with 14 strikeouts Sunday, the rangy right-hander had turned his season around in a superb overall performance.

A couple of innings later, the Seattle Mariners were also headed in the right direction again with the end of their five-game losing streak.

Kirby dominated the Los Angeles Angels during the Mariners’ 3-2 victory , racking up a career high in strikeouts without walking a batter over seven innings of two-hit, two-run ball.

“That’s about as good as I’ve seen George,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said. “He was filling up the zone, but with quality strikes. He just had everything going. … Pretty exceptional work right there.”

Kirby (1-3) matched Miami’s Max Meyer for the most strikeouts in a game by a major

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