OAKLAND, Calif. — George Kirby had nine strikeouts in five innings for his first win in nearly a month, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Josh Rojas had three hits, Luke Raley added two hits and an RBI, and Ty France drove in a pair of runs to keep the AL West-leading Mariners rolling on manager Scott Servais’ 57th birthday.
Coming off a 6-1 homestand, Seattle has won four straight and eight of nine.
“I feel like we’re starting to hit a stride but we still got so much room to do better,” Kirby said. “We’re pitching well, we’re hitting well. We’ve got a good team. It’s about time.”
Abraham Toro had an RBI single and JJ Bleday singled twice for Oakland. The A’s have lost five of six.