The Seattle Mariners are playing their best at the right time.

Bryan Woo pitched six quality innings with a career-high 13 strikeouts and J.P. Crawford homered as the Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

The Mariners (81-68) will try to sweep the four-game series with the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Seattle is deadlocked with the Houston Astros for the lead in the American League West.

"This is the time you want to get hot. This is time you want to play well and these guys are doing it," Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. "It's been a great stretch, doing the little things to win games.

"(Sunday) we'll look for same game plan. Get the momentum early and keep it in your dugout. ... These guys fight like crazy."

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