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Seattle Mariners at Athletics

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Seattle Mariners
70-80, 30-45 Away
Final
7 - 8
Athletics
61-89, 29-46 Home

Mariners stumble again in playoff push, Butler’s 9th-inning homer lifts A’s to 8-7 win

Lawrence Butler hits 2 HRs including walk-off in A's win

The A’s took five of seven from Seattle in an 11-day span, including a win Friday on Donovan Walton’s 10th-inning homer. The Mariners fell six games behind for the last AL wild card.

Butler had four RBI and finished with 13 against Seattle this season.

Randy Arozarena homered twice and had four RBI for the Mariners, who led 6-2 before the A’s tied the score in a four-run seventh. Gabe Speier walked Jhonny Pereda with the bases loaded, Butler hit an RBI groundout and pinch-hitter Shea Langeliers had a two-run single against Seranthony Domínguez.

Arozarena, who has 25 homers, connected off Hogan Harris for a 7-6 lead in the eighth. He hit a two-run homer in the third and an RBI single in the fourth as part of his second straight four-RBI game.

Trying for his first five-out save since 2024, Muñoz (5-6) blew a save for the 10th time in 37 chances.

Muñoz stranded a runner at third base in the eighth, then allowed Zack Gelof’s leading single in the ninth. Butler followed with his 16th homer.

Elvis Alvarado (5-3) pitched a one-hit ninth.

Gelof and Butler homered on consecutive pitches in the first off Bryce Miller.

Up Next Mariners: Kade Anderson (1-1, 4.2) Monday starts at the Angels, who go with Reid Detmers (5-8, 3.32) in a matchup of left-handers.

Athletics: RHP Jack Perkins (3-11, 6.53) pitches Tuesday at Tampa Bay, which starts RHP Griffin Jax (7-10, 3.99).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Butler homered to right center (402 feet), Gelof scored.
9th Inning Gelof singled to left.
9th Inning Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, Naylor out at second.
9th Inning Naylor singled to right.
9th Inning Rodríguez lined out to third.
9th Inning Raleigh flied out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 2
12 Ground Balls 11
6 Strikeouts 7
7 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
12 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
6 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
7 Runs 8
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 32
2 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 3
19 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
196 Pitches 156
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
20 Total Bases 21
43 Plate Appearances 40
324.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
4 Extra Base Hits 6
8.2 Runs Created 8.8
.333 Batting Average .281
.000 Pinch Hit Average 1.000
.556 Slugging Percentage .656
.389 Secondary Average .563
.419 On Base Percentage .425
.974 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.081
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
8.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 10.4
50.0 Batter Rating 56.0
18.0 At Bats Per Home Run 10.7
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.56 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.90
.222 Isolated Power .375
1.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.86
.140 Walks Per Plate Appearance .150
.056 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .281
14.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.8
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
99.3 MLB Rating 99.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Venue: Sutter Health Park

Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 9,171 | Capacity:

2026 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 81 W2 0.5 81
Texas 1 82 L1 0.49382716 80
Seattle 5 86 W2 0.4691358 76
Athletics 17 98 L2 0.39506173 64
Los Angeles 19 100 L2 0.38271606 62
Full Standings