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Mariners stumble again in playoff push, Butler’s 9th-inning homer lifts A’s to 8-7 win

  • On Sunday, Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler hit a two-run walk-off home run off Mariners closer Munoz in the ninth inning, securing an 8-7 victory. It was Butler's second home run of the game.
  • Mariners outfielder Randy Arozarena hit two home runs and recorded four RBIs to build a 6-2 lead, but the Athletics erased the deficit with a four-run seventh inning.
  • The Athletics have won five of seven games against the Mariners over an 11-day span, a stretch that includes former Mariner Donovan Walton's 10th-inning game-winning home run on Friday.
  • With the loss, the Mariners fall to a 70-80 record, sitting five games back in the division. The result further diminishes the team's already thin playoff aspirations.
  • Monday's schedule sees the Mariners facing the Angels, while the Athletics travel to Tampa Bay on Tuesday for a matchup between RHP Jack Perkins and RHP Griffin Jax.
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Mariners stumble again in playoff push, Butler’s 9th-inning homer lifts A’s to 8-7 win

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler hit a two-run drive off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth inning for his second home run of the game as the Athletics overcame

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