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Brown homers, hits game-ending single as A’s beat Mariners 3-2 for 2nd straight walk-off win

Seattle loses fourth consecutive game, falls 5 1/2 back for last AL wild card

By EMILY OHMAN, Associated Press
Published: September 3, 2024, 9:39pm
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Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown celebrates after hitting a single to drive in the winning run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.
Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown celebrates after hitting a single to drive in the winning run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Photo Gallery

OAKLAND, Calif. — Seth Brown homered in the fourth inning and hit a game-ending single in the ninth that led the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday night for their second straight walk-off win.

With the score 2-2, JJ Bleday walked with one out in the ninth against Trent Thorton (3-3). Shea Langeliers singled and Brown capped a seven-pitch at-bat by grounding a single past the outstretched glove of second baseman Jorge Polanco and into center.

“That’s what makes baseball fun, right there,” Brown said. “We’re in the moment right now, enjoying it, and we’re fighting every pitch right now. Those games are the ones you play it for.”

The hit set off cheers among the crowd of 3,924, the smallest as the Coliseum since a May 6 game against Texas drew 2,895. Oakland has six walk-off wins this season.

Seattle has lost four straight one-run games and is 5 1/2 games back for the last AL wild card.

“I always say it’s never too late,” Mariners starter Luis Castillo said through an interpreter. “We got a chance. If the playoffs are there and it’s in our cards, we’ll get there. The thing we can do is just come in here and just keep working.”

Hogan Harris (3-3) pitched three hitless innings for the A’s, who have had four straight games end in walk-offs, the first two losses at Texas. Randy Arozarena walked with one out in the ninth but was caught stealing second in a double play as pinch-hitter Justin Turner struck out.

Oakland starter G.T. Ginn allowed two runs and five hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and one walk.

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“Even though they got down early the last two nights, there’s never a feeling in that dugout that they’re out of the game,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “You see the care in that room for each other, which is great.”

Mariners starter Luis Castillo gave up a first-pitch homer to Lawrence Butler, then retired 11 straight batters before Brown homered to tie the score 2-2.

Cal Raleigh had two hits and two RBI for the Mariners.

UP NEXT

RHP George Kirby (10-10, 3.63 ERA) whose 12 strikeouts are the most for a Mariners pitcher in a game this season, starts on Wednesday. LHP JP Sears (11-9, 4.21) starts for the A’s.

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ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2

Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Crawford ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .196
Rodríguez cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Raleigh dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .207
Arozarena lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .229
Raley 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233
b-Turner ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Robles rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Garver c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .163
Rojas 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235
a-Moore ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Totals 28 2 5 2 3 10
Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Butler rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265
Rooker dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294
Bleday cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .247
Langeliers c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224
Brown lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .242
Gelof 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203
Gray 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Schuemann 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .228
Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 8
Seattle 200 000 000—2 5 0
Oakland 100 100 001—3 6 0

One out when winning run scored.

a-struck out for Rojas in the 8th. b-struck out for Raley in the 9th.

LOB—Seattle 3, Oakland 4. 2B—Rodríguez (13), Raleigh (14). HR—Butler (21), off Castillo; Brown (13), off Castillo. RBI—Raleigh 2 (84), Butler (54), Brown 2 (40). CS—Arozarena (2). S—Robles.

Runners left in scoring position—Seattle 2 (Polanco, Garver); Oakland 1 (Brown). RISP—Seattle 1 for 5; Oakland 1 for 3.

Runners moved up—Bleday. GIDP—Crawford, Rojas.

DP—Seattle 1 (Robles, Raley, Robles); Oakland 3 (Gray, Wilson, Gray; Gelof, Wilson, Gray; Langeliers, Gelof, Langeliers).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Castillo 7 4 2 2 1 5 99 3.60
Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.96
Thornton, L, 3-3 1-3 2 1 1 1 1 21 4.19
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Ginn 6 5 2 2 1 7 88 4.30
Harris, W, 3-3 3 0 0 0 2 3 37 2.73

Umpires—Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Tom Hanahan; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Cory Blaser.

T—2:15. A—3,924 (46,847).

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