Mariners drop As in Tuesday and Wednesday games

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Mariners took down the Athletics twice in the past two days on the road with a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning leading to a 5-3 win Tuesday for the Washington team and a comeback from a five-run deficit giving them a 6-5 lead at the end of Wednesday’s match. 

Tuesday Play 

Pinch-hitter Cal Raleigh put Seattle ahead with a two-run single in the ninth inning, Julio Rodríguez went 3 for 4 with a solo home run and the Mariners beat the Athletics 5-3 on Tuesday night. 

With the Mariners trailing by one, Jorge Polanco drew a one-out walk from reliever Tyler Ferguson (0-1) in the ninth. Rodríguez followed with a single and Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch to load the bases. 

Raleigh's single to right field gave Seattle a 4-3 lead, and Dylan Moore added a sacrifice fly. 

Carlos Vargas got three outs for his first major league save, retiring pinch-hitter Seth Brown with two on to end it. 

Collin Snider (1-0) gave up a go-ahead single to Miguel Andujar in the eighth but prevented further damage. 

Seattle is 17–6 since April 9, as of Tuesday, the best record in the big leagues during that span. 

J.P. Crawford singled in the fifth to extend the longest active hitting streak in the majors to a career-best 14 games. 

Rodríguez homered in the first inning and Miles Mastrobuoni had an RBI double for the Mariners in the second. 

Brent Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom each had three hits for the Athletics. Andujar added two hits and two RBIs. 

Rooker also scored twice and stole two bases for the first time in his career. 

Wednesday Play 

Leody Taveras hit a game-tying two-out single in the eighth inning of his debut with Seattle before scoring the go-ahead run on Dylan Moore's base hit and the Mariners rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5 on Wednesday and win their ninth straight series. 

Andrés Muñoz gave up a leadoff single to Luis Urías in the ninth, before striking out Jacob Wilson looking to earn his 13th save. Muñoz hasn't allowed an earned run in 18 innings. 

Taveras drove in pinch runner Miles Mastrobuoni with one out, then stole second before scoring on Moore's single off Noah Murdock (1-1). 

Wilson had two doubles and drove in a run in his first four-hit game to help the Athletics jump to a 5-0 fourth-inning lead off Mariners starter Bryan Woo. JJ Bleday had a two-run double, and Lawrence Butler added a solo homer. 

Seattle got a run back in the fifth when Moore singled, stole second and scored on Ben Williamson's double. 

Gunnar Hoglund left leading 5-1 in his second career start after issuing a one-out walk to Cal Raleigh in the sixth. Mitch Spence entered and issued a walk before Rowdy Tellez hit his fifth homer to get the Mariners within 5-4. Hoglund was charged with two runs in 5 1/3 innings. 

Woo allowed a season-high five runs on eight hits in six innings. Eduard Bazardo (1-0) got four outs for the win. 

    Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a single that scores a two runs against the Athletics during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif.