Seth Brown hit a house run earlier within the sport and ended it with a one-out single later within the ninth inning to provide the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday evening.
Brown went 3-for-4 and Lawrence Butler additionally hit a house run for Oakland, which posted its second straight walk-off win over the Mariners. The Athletics received 5-4 on Monday evening.
Cal Raleigh hit a two-run double for the Mariners, who misplaced their fourth straight sport. Seattle (69-70) is 6 1/2 video games behind the Houston Astros within the American League West and 5 1/2 video games behind within the battle for the third wild-card spot.
Oakland (61-78) has received six of its final 9 video games.
JJ Bleday gave up a one-out single within the ninth inning in opposition to Trent Thornton (3-3) and Shea Langeliers adopted with a bouncing single via the left facet of the infield to place runners on first and second.
Brown then engaged in a seven-pitch duel with Thornton, ultimately hitting a 2-2 fastball simply to the precise of Seattle second baseman Jorge Polanco into heart discipline as Bleday scored the successful run.
Oakland rookie JT Ginn was sharp in his second main league begin, permitting two runs and 5 hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
Hogan Harris (3-3) changed Ginn and threw three no-hit innings in aid, placing out three and strolling two.
Seattle’s Luis Castillo allowed two runs and 4 hits in seven innings, placing out 5 and strolling one.
The Mariners had two runs on the board after simply three batters earlier than it went quiet.
JP Crawford led off the sport with a single and Julio Rodriguez adopted with a double. Raleigh then hit a two-run double to proper heart to attain each gamers.
Oakland received one run again when leadoff batter Butler capped a seven-pitch at-bat with a house run to heart, his twenty first hit of the season.
Castillo retired the subsequent 11 Oakland batters till Brown got here in with two outs within the fourth and hit a house run to heart for his thirteenth strike of the season.
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