ANAHEIM -- Marco Gonzales has been a lot of things for the Mariners this season. And now he's become "the stopper" as well.
A Seattle club desperately needing someone to step up and squelch their recent skid got exactly that from the 26-year-old lefty on Sunday as he shut down the Angels on two runs over six innings in an 8-5 victory.
Gonzales, who came into the year as Seattle's tenuous No. 5 starter, has anchored their rotation over the first four months with a 12-5 record and 3.