Mariner fans enjoyed 3 of the top 21 pitching duels in 2011, according to Bill James. James just published his list of the 100 best pitchers duels of 2011 on ESPN's Grantland site.
The August 31, 2011 battle between Felix Hernandez and Dan Haren ranked 19 on the list. From the Grantland article:
2011 performances by Jason Vargas, Doug Fister and Michael Pineda also made the list.Hernandez pitched a five-hitter, struck out nine, but the Angels manufactured a run against him in the third, and Haren made it stand up until the bottom of the eighth. He got two out in that inning and then Scioscia pulled him after two singles, and a Mariner rookie with a windmill swing doubled them home off the reliever. Seattle 2, Angels 1.
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