SEATTLE (AP) — Zack Gelof launched one in every of 4 homers by the Athletics in a five-run third inning and later hit a tiebreaking triple that despatched them to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night time.
Max Muncy, Alika Williams and Jeff McNeil additionally went deep because the A's turned the second main league group this season to hit 4 residence runs in a single inning. Cincinnati did it within the fourth inning of an 11-5 victory in opposition to Philadelphia on July 8.
Muncy had three hits for the Athletics, who’ve gained three straight for the primary time since early June. Brady Basso (1-2) relieved starter Kade Morris with two outs in Seattle’s three-run third and pitched three scoreless innings for his third profession win.
Hogan Harris labored the ninth for his fifteenth save.
Logan Gilbert (11-9) gave up all seven A’s runs regardless of putting out 10. He lasted simply 4 2/3 innings however reached 1,000 innings pitched with Seattle.
Josh Naylor had three hits for the Mariners, together with an RBI single within the eighth. Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and scored thrice.
With the A’s down 2-0, Muncy led off the third by hitting a first-pitch line drive that stayed simply truthful over the wall in left subject. It was his eighth homer of the season. After the primary out, Williams despatched a solo drive to the identical space, his fourth.
A stroll to Henry Bolte introduced up McNeil, and he drove one over the fence in proper for his eighth homer and a 4-2 lead. Gelof adopted together with his seventeenth, a shot to left.
Seattle tied it at 5 within the backside half. The final two runs scored on Raleigh’s twenty first homer of the yr and eighth within the final 13 video games.
The A’s regained the lead within the fifth when Williams, who walked and stole second, scored on Gelof’s triple. Lawrence Butler added an RBI single to make it 7-5.
The loss dropped the Mariners (66-76) seven video games behind first-place Houston within the AL West and 6 again of Cleveland for the final American League wild card.
Up subsequent
The Mariners will ship right-hander George Kirby (9-10, 4.19 ERA) to the mound Saturday. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-13, 6.37) is scheduled for the Athletics.
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