Raleigh tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth with his own solo homer to left field. It was his second home run in as many games.

The two runs through the first five innings were the only blemishes allowed by Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo.

The three-time All-Star struck out six, walked two and allowed two earned runs on five hits (one home run) in five innings pitched. Castillo's six fanned batters were his most this year since his first start of the season against the New York Yankees on March 30 (seven strikeouts).

Castillo started his at-bats well. He threw first-pitch strikes against the majority of the 21 batters he faced Tuesday. However, the Athletics were able to run up his pitch count via long at-bats. The A's fouled off 24 pitches against Castillo.

"It's a very talented team on that side. A lot of talented hitters," Castillo said via interpreter Freddy Llanos in a postgame interview. "It's a team that likes to make a lot of contact, connect the bat with the ball. They just made me work a lot today. And it's something that, at least from our side, we like to talk a lot about ... trying to get ahead in counts. Trying to attack them with the first-pitch strike and I think we were able to do that today."

The long at-bats resulted in Castillo being pulled after the fifth at 95 pitches (62 strikes).

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws during a game against the Athletics on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | John Froschauer/Imagn Images.

This led to the bullpen being tasked with getting through the final four innings.

The combination of relievers — Eduard Bazardo, Gabe Speier and Cole Wilcox — each allowed one earned run.

A's shortstop Jeff Wilson hit an RBI double with no outs in the top of the sixth against Bazardo. The Athletics took a 3-2 lead following the hit.

The A's bolstered their lead to 4-2 in the top of the seventh after catcher Shea Langeliers hit a two-out solo home run to center field off Speier.

After pitching a scoreless eighth inning, Wilcox allowed an RBI single to Wilson in the top of the ninth that resulted in the eventual final of 5-2.

The M's were retired in order in both the eighth and ninth inning and were unable to set up a potential go-ahead or walk-off opportunity.

The Mariners will look to salvage a win in the three-game set and get through the six-game homestand with a 3-3 mark in the series finale against the Athletics at 1:10 p.m. PT on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park.

Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle and Aaron Civale will start for the A's.

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