Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Match Player Stats On May 16, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 17, 2017

SEATTLE -- Matt Joyce lined a two-run homer just over the fence in right field, and Mark Canha added a three-run shot as the Oakland Athletics batted around in the ninth inning, scoring five runs to rally for a 9-6 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Safeco Field.

Seattle's Steve Cishek, replacing an ineffective Edwin Diaz, allowed a single to pinch hitter Rajai Davis to lead off the ninth. Joyce followed with what proved to be the decisive blow as the A's snapped a four-game losing streak. It was Joyce's fifth home run of the season.

Canha homered off reliever Marc Rzepczynski, who allowed his first earned runs of the season.

Cishek (0-1) was making just his second appearance after returning from offseason hip surgery.

Diaz relinquished the closer's role after allowing a walk-off home run Sunday to Toronto's Kevin Pillar, then failing to close out a three-run lead Monday against the A's by walking four consecutive batters.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said Diaz would be used in less pressure-packed situations until he can regain his form.

The Oakland bullpen wasted another strong road start by Andrew Triggs, first by blowing a 4-1 lead, and then allowing a two-out homer to Kyle Seager in the bottom of the eighth that gave the Mariners a 5-4 advantage. Despite allowing Seager's homer, Ryan Madson (1-3) got the victory.

The Mariners tied the score 4-4 in the seventh with three runs.

With one out, Taylor Motter lined a single to left field and Guillermo Heredia reached on an infield single against Ryan Dull.

Daniel Coulombe came in and hit Jarrod Dyson with a pitch to load the bases. Coulombe then got Carlos Ruiz, the No. 9 hitter in the Mariners' order, to ground into what appeared to be a potential inning-ending double play, but the ball went through the legs of third baseman Ryon Healy for an error, with Motter and Heredia scoring.

Madson came on to get Jean Segura to ground to short, forcing Ruiz at second. The A's tried to turn the double play, and Segura initially was ruled out at first to end the inning with Oakland still ahead 4-3. However, a review of the play showed Segura just beat the throw and was safe, with Dyson scoring the tying run on the play. The inning ended when Madson picked off Segura at first.

Triggs continued his road mastery, allowing only a solo homer to Nelson Cruz, but didn't figure into the decision.

Triggs went six innings, giving up one run -- his first earned run allowed on the road this season -- on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

After retiring the side in order in the first inning, Seattle starter Chase De Jong ran into trouble in the second. After walking Yonder Alonso to lead off the inning, Healy homered into the second deck in left field to give the A's a 2-1 lead.

Oakland extended its lead in the fourth as Mark Canha and Stephen Vogt led off with back-to-back doubles to make it 3-1 and then, after a sacrifice bunt by Adam Rosales, Josh Phegley lined a single up the middle to bring home Vogt and give the A's a 4-1 advantage.

De Jong, who is still searching for his first major league victory, went six innings, allowing the four runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out four.

The Mariners opened the scoring in the first on Cruz's homer to right-center field on the first pitch he saw. It was Cruz's 10th homer of the season.

NOTES: The A's improved their road record to 6-14. ... Seattle 2B Robinson Cano was placed on the 10-day disabled list before the game with a strained right quadriceps. ... Mariners CF Jarrod Dyson was hit by pitches in his last three plate appearances. ... Seattle PH Boog Powell, called up earlier in the day when Cano went on the DL, got his first major league hit in the ninth inning, a run-scoring single. ... Seattle SS Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the third inning.