
Chelsea to play all WSL games at Stamford Bridge from next season
Chelsea announces all WSL home games will be at Stamford Bridge starting next season.
Shea Langeliers hit his eighth homer as the Athletics defeated the Mariners 5-2. Jacob Lopez pitched effectively into the sixth inning, helping Oakland secure their seventh consecutive road win.
SEATTLE (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit his eighth homer, Jacob Lopez pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Athletics beat the scuffling Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Langeliers homered for the second straight night, hitting a 417-foot shot to center in the seventh inning. Jeff McNeil also went deep for the Athletics, who have won seven straight road games.
Seattle's Cal Raleigh hit his second homer in as many nights and fourth of the season as he tries to shake off an early slump. Raleigh, who hit 60 homers last year, went 2 for 3 to raise his batting average to .177 as the Mariners lost for the sixth time in eight games.
Raleigh connected in the fifth inning and Josh Naylor had a sacrifice fly in the third against Lopez (2-1), who allowed two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Scott Barlow got four outs in relief, Hogan Harris retired the final batter in the seventh and Jack Perkins worked the final two innings, retiring all six batters for his first save.
After Raleigh's homer made it 2-2, Jacob Wilson hit a go-ahead double in the sixth off Eduard Bazardo (0-1).
Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI double in the first for the Athletics.
Shea Langeliers has hit eight home runs this season.
The final score was Athletics 5, Mariners 2.
Jacob Lopez pitched for the Athletics, allowing two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

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Seattle's Julio Rodriguez went 2 for 3 with a walk, extending his on-base streak to 18 games.
The Athletics go for a three-game sweep on Wednesday, sending RHP Aaron Civale (2-1, 3.54 ERA) to the mound against RHP Logan Gilbert (1-3, 4.03).
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