The Athletics turned a three-run deficit into a two-run victory with a decisive eighth inning, defeating the Mariners 6-4 at T-Mobile Park on Sunday.
Carlos Cortes carried Oakland's offense with a 4-for-5 performance that included a solo home run in the fourth inning. The outfielder is batting .333 with two home runs and seven RBIs this season.
Seattle built an early 3-0 lead through the first two innings. Cal Raleigh opened the scoring with a solo homer to left center, followed by Josh Naylor's RBI double that scored Rodríguez. Dominic Canzone added a solo shot to right center in the second inning. Oakland chipped away with Cortes' homer in the fourth and back-to-back solo shots from Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers in the sixth to tie the game 3-3.
The eighth inning proved decisive for Oakland. Soderstrom scored on Max Muncy's sacrifice fly to right, then Lawrence Butler delivered the knockout blow with a two-run single to right that scored Wilson and McNeil. Casey Legumina took the loss for Seattle, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk in one inning. Hogan Harris earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.
Oakland snapped a one-game losing streak and improved to 11-11. Seattle's two-game winning streak ended as they fell to 10-13. Langeliers sits five home runs away from 100 career homers.