They’re stuck in the final playoff spot at the moment, but with the win, they maintained a four-game lead over the Orioles and their magic number sits at nine. However after his exit, the Mariners’ bullpen combined to allow just two hits and a walk the rest of the way, including retiring the last 14 Athletics’ hitters in order.Īs that was happening, the Mariners’ offense rallied, led by Adam Frazier (2-for-4 with a double and three RBI) and Jarred Kelenic (2-for-3, with a home run, a double, a walk, and two RBI). While Seattle struck with three runs in the top of the first, Oakland answered with five runs in the third, knocking out Mariners’ starter George Kirby after just 2.1 innings. Seattle Mariners 9 (82-67), Oakland Athletics 5 (55-95)Īfter allowing a five-run inning that put them into a 5-3 hole, the Mariners came roaring back to pick up a win over the A’s. Given the lack of Astros offense against Bradish, that was enough to tag him with an L. Both runs came on one hit in the second inning when Rougned Odor plated two runs with an RBI single. On the other side, Verlander was solid, allowing two runs on six hits. Wander Franco led Tampa Bay with three RBI on his two hits. The difference in this game was that the Rays’ bullpen settled down and their offense kept putting up runs.įive different Rays had multi-hit games, led by Randy Arozarena, who went 3-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBI. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay’s normal longman Ryan Yarbrough went just one inning himself due to injury after following J.T. For Toronto, José Berríos was knocked out after two innings, having allowed six runs on seven hits. Neither starter (or in the Rays’ case, their opener and then follower) had great outings. That put them up 6-3, and they never looked back from there. However, Tampa Bay scored three in the bottom of the second. The first couple innings were a back-and-forth battle, with runs coming in both halves of the first two frames. The Yankees got a bit of help on the magic number front, as the Rays pulled away from the Blue Jays to open their series at the Trop. Let’s check in on that action in today’s edition of the Rivalry Roundup. On its own, last night’s win trimmed the Yankees’ magic number to 7.5 games, but there was action elsewhere that had the potential to affect that figure. However, there’s still plenty in the balance for them, especially in the AL East race. The Yankees got one notable achievement out of the way on Thursday night, as their 5-4 win in 10 innings over the Red Sox was enough to seal the deal and clinch a playoff spot.
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