Athletics take down Mariners 5-2

TL;DR

The Athletics defeated the Mariners 5-2 at T-Mobile Park, with Jeff McNeil hitting his first homer of the season. Shea Langeliers also contributed with a solo shot, while Jacob Lopez pitched 5.1 innings for the A's.

Key points

Athletics won 5-2 against Mariners
Jeff McNeil hit his first home run of the season
Jacob Lopez pitched 5.1 innings for the A's

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Jeff McNeil of the Athletics celebrates his solo home run with third base coach Bobby Crosby of the Athletics during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park. | Getty Images The first place A’s took on the Mariners tonight at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Jacob Lopez took the mound for the A’s against Luis Castillo for the Mariners. The A’s struck first against Castillo when Nick Kurtz led off the game with a walk and then stole second. He scored on a two-out double by Tyler Soderstrom. The score stayed that way until the bottom of the third when Rob Refsnyder scored on a Josh Naylor sacrifice fly. With two outs in the top of the fourth, Jef McNeil hit his first homer of the season (and of course first in an A’s uniform) to put the A’s back on top 2-1. But in the bottom of the fifth, Cal Raleigh hit a solo homer to tie it back up at 2 each. Luis Castillo exited the game in the top of the sixth, replaced by . The A’s grabbed the lead back against Bazardo with back-to-back doubles by Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wlson. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Kotsay pulled Lopez and replaced him with . Lopez’ final line was 5.1 innings, two earned runs on seven hits with one strikeout and two walks. extended the A’s lead with his eighth home run of the season. A solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. Barlow looked sharp with he first two outs in the seventh but then gave up a walk to Cal Raleigh and a base hit to . Kotsay brought in who battled with Josh Naylor for seven pitches, but the eighth was an easy groundout to end the inning. Nick Kurtz led the ninth off with a base hit to left. Shea Langeliers followed with a single bloop into center. Cortez hit a come-backer to the pitcher, moving the runners to second and third. With first base open they intentionally walked Soderstrom. That brought up . He dropped a base hit into centerfield to score Kurtz. In the middle of nine, the A’s increased their lead to 5-2. remained in the game to pitch the ninth. He struck out Young for the first out. Pinch hitter lined out to centerfield. struck out swinging to close out the game. That gave Perkins a six out save.

Q&A

What were the key plays in the Athletics vs Mariners game?

Key plays included Jeff McNeil's solo home run and Shea Langeliers' eighth home run, along with crucial doubles by Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson.

Who were the starting pitchers in the Athletics vs Mariners game?

Jacob Lopez started for the Athletics, while Luis Castillo was the starting pitcher for the Mariners.

What was Jacob Lopez's performance against the Mariners?

Jacob Lopez pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits, with one strikeout and two walks.

Athletics take down Mariners 5-2

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