A’s Fall Just Shy of a Sweep in Seattle

Q: What was the final score of the Athletics vs. Mariners game on April 22, 2026?

The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Seattle Mariners.

Q: Who hit a home run for the Athletics in the game against the Mariners?

Nick Kurtz hit a home run for the Athletics in the ninth inning.

Q: What led to the Mariners' victory over the Athletics?

The Mariners won due to a walk-off hit, capitalizing on shaky defense and relief pitching from the Athletics.

Q: How did Aaron Civale perform as the starting pitcher for the Athletics?

Aaron Civale pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out five batters.

SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 22: Nick Kurtz #16 of the Athletics celebrates after hitting a home run in the ninth inning during the game between the Athletics and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Connor Jalbert/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images The Athletics entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Seattle Mariners seeking a road sweep, but fell 5-4 on a walk-off, undone by shaky defense and relief pitching. The action started fast and furious in this matchup. A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz drew a leadoff walk against Mariners starter Logan Gilbert, extending his streak to 13 consecutive games with a walk, two shy of tying franchise great Rickey Henderson for the record. Designated hitter Shea Langeliers and right fielder Carlos Cortes followed with singles to load the bases. Cortes’ hit was a searing line drive comebacker that was ruled a hit due to it somehow ending up in Gilbert’s jersey, not his glove. What do you think about that play? Did the umpires correctly rule it a hit or should it have been an out? Left fielder ’s sacrifice fly and second baseman ’s RBI single gave the A’s an early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, the Mariners immediately responded against A’s starting pitcher . They loaded the bases on three singles and then halved the deficit on left fielder ’s sacrifice fly. Civale escaped further damage by striking out right fielder to end the inning and strand the bases loaded. In the second inning, the A’s threatened to score again. They got two runners on base, only for Langeliers to hit a rocket line drive right to the Mariners third baseman to end the inning. Following a one-two-three second inning of work for Civale, his team increased its lead in the third. Cortes recorded his second single in two at-bats. Two batters later, he came around to score on shortstop ’s RBI double past the diving third baseman down the left field line. The A’s had a chance to score more, but Gilbert got catcher to fly out with the bases loaded and two outs. Earlier in the inning, Mariners second baseman Young’s outstanding defensive play likely robbed McNeil of his second RBI single of the game. For the second time in three innings, Civale unsuccessfully pitched a shutdown inning. Mariners catcher , who hit an MLB record for a catcher 60 home runs last season, connected for a solo home run in the third inning, his third in three games and fifth of the season. The Mariners left the tying run on second, yet inched closer once again. Gilbert pitched four innings with the Mariners turning things over to their bullpen in the fifth inning. His performance today was a far cry from what the team normally expects from him. In five starts against the A’s over the last two seasons, Gilbert had compiled a 1.99 ERA with 42 strikeouts and two walks allowed. The Athletics wasted another scoring opportunity in the fifth inning as center fielder struck out with two guys on and two outs. Seattle’s hard-throwing left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer got through that inning and the next, keeping his team’s deficit at one. However, the hosts would not score any more against Civale, who only gave up two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Civale struck out five and most importantly ended his outing retiring seven of his final eight hitters faced. With two lefties due up and a runner on first, A’s manager Mark Kotsay summoned recently promoted left-handed reliever to make his season debut. In response, the Mariners called upon two right-handed hitters to pinch hit. doubled and then hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Basso’s inherited runner to tie the game at three apiece. The Mariners had a chance to take their first lead of the game with a runner on third and two outs, but Basso got the next hitter he faced to line out to keep the game tied. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mariners took a 4-3 lead. Facing Athletics reliever , Seattle’s shortstop JP Crawford singled to right and then Raleigh hit a line drive to right that Cortes misplayed, resulting in a double. With runners on third and second and one out, center fielder Julio Rodríguez hit a grounder that was snagged by A’s shortstop Wilson. His only play was to first, allowing Crawford to score the go-ahead run. The eighth inning was scoreless, though the Mariners threatened with a runner on second and no outs in the bottom half before A’s reliever escaped the jam. In the top of the ninth, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year winner came up huge for the A’s. The “Big Amish” blasted a game-tying solo home run to center off Seattle’s stellar closer Andrés Muñoz. Reliever entered to pitch the bottom of the ninth, hoping to send the game to extra innings. Following a leadoff single, he got Crawford to ground into a big double play. Alas, the Mariners big three of Raleigh, and hit three straight singles with two outs to earn the walk-off win and salvage game three of the series. The Athletics have a day off Thursday after a stretch of 16 games in 16 days. The team opens a three-game series Friday at the . These teams split a four-game series in Sacramento last week, so it will be interesting to see which team wins this weekend’s series. is scheduled to pitch for the A’s, while the Rangers have not listed a starter.