Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On Sep 26, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 27, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer, Yonder Alonso launched a two-run shot, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics for a franchise record eighth straight time, winning 6-3 on Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum.

Alonso, a former Athletic, hit his 27th home run of the season in the fourth inning. Valencia, who also played for the A's, hit his 15th homer in the seventh.

Khris Davis hit his career-high-tying 42nd home run for the A's (72-85), a two-run shot in the sixth. Marcus Semien hit a solo home run in the first, his ninth blast of the season.

Left-hander James Paxton gave up three runs on six hits, including two home runs, over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision for the Mariners (77-81), who were eliminated from playoff contention Sunday. He struck out five and walked none.

Emilio Pagan (2-3), Nick Vincent and Edwin Diaz combined to throw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief for Seattle. Diaz pitched a perfect ninth for his 33rd save.

A's right-hander Daniel Mengden (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits in six-plus innings. He struck out three and walked three. He entered the game off back-to-back victories, including a shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.

Mengden extended his scoreless streak to 19 innings, but Alonso snapped it with his homer in the fourth.

Davis put the A's ahead 3-2 in the sixth inning with his two-run blast off Paxton. Jed Lowrie singled to right with one out, and Davis crushed Paxton's 95 mph, 1-2 fastball over the right-center-field fence.

The Mariners answered with four runs in the seventh to take a 6-3 lead. Alonso lined a leadoff single, and Mengden walked Mike Zunino, ending his night and bringing Valencia to the plate.

Reliever Ryan Dull jumped ahead 0-2 in the count, but Valencia crushed his 91 mph fastball over the left-center-field fence. Gordon Beckham singled and scored from second with one out on Ben Gamel's bloop single.

The A's grabbed a 1-0 lead when Semien led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run over the left-center-field wall, his second blast in two nights against Seattle. It was the first career leadoff home run for Semien, and it came on a 1-1 curve from Paxton.

Seattle moved ahead 2-1 in the top of the fourth on Alonso's two-run shot. Nelson Cruz grounded a one-out single to left, and Alonso launched Mengden's 0-2 fastball over the right field fence.

Alonso homered in back-to-back games against the A's, who traded him to Seattle on Aug. 6 for outfielder Boog Powell.

NOTES: Mariners RHP Felix Hernandez, who has battled right shoulder soreness for much of the season, will not make his final scheduled start Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, and RHP Mike Leake, who has a sore lat, won't start Friday in the series opener. ... Seattle SS Jean Segura (sprained right middle finger) missed his third straight game and will miss the series finale Wednesday. ... A's RHP Jharel Cotton, who has been nagged by a sore right elbow, will not make his final scheduled start of the season Friday at Texas. ... Oakland 1B Matt Olson (Grade 2 left hamstring strain) was shut down Tuesday for the rest of the season, but manager Bob Melvin said he had already done enough to become the Athletics' everyday first baseman going into next season. Olson hit 24 home runs in 59 games this year. ... A's CF Boog Powell (bruised left kneecap) was shut down Tuesday for the rest of the season.