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Butler Drives in Go-Ahead Run, A's Pitchers Combine for 18 Strikeouts in 7-4 Win over Mariners
Butler’s two-run single put Oakland ahead, and A’s pitchers struck out 18 as Seattle fell 7-4.
- On Thursday night in Seattle, the Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-4, powered by Lawrence Butler's go-ahead single in the fifth inning and 18 strikeouts from the pitching staff.
- Zack Gelof opened the scoring with a first-inning solo home run, but the Mariners answered with three runs, including an RBI double from Julio Rodriguez and a single from Cal Raleigh.
- Scott Blewett earned the win while Hogan Harris secured his 14th save in the ninth inning; Mariners rookie Kade Anderson allowed four earned runs on seven hits over five innings.
- Despite the loss, Rodriguez stole three bases, becoming the first player in MLB history to start his career with five consecutive 20-homer, 20-stolen-base seasons.
- The Mariners currently sit six games behind Houston in the AL West and 4 1/2 games back of Cleveland for the third wild-card spot, with Logan Gilbert set to start Friday.
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Zack Gelof and Donovan Walton homered as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.Scott Blewett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief and struck out four as the A's (55-86) logged thei...
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Butler drives in go-ahead run, A's pitchers combine for 18 strikeouts in 7-4 win over Mariners
Lawrence Butler drove in the go-ahead run with two-run single in the top of the fifth, and Athletics pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts in a 7-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
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