Published • loading... • Updated
Athletics Hit 4 Home Runs in 3rd Inning of 7-6 Victory over Mariners
Zack Gelof drove the go-ahead triple after the Athletics hit four homers in one inning, their second such game this season.
- On Friday night, the Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-6 in Seattle, powered by an explosive third inning featuring four home runs.
- Trailing 2-0, Max Muncy, Alika Williams, and Jeff McNeil hit consecutive homers in the third, followed by Zack Gelof's shot to make it 4-2, making the Athletics the second major league team this season to hit four home runs in one inning.
- Gelof later hit a tie-breaking triple in the fifth inning, scoring Williams, while Lawrence Butler added an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-5 after Seattle had briefly tied the game.
- The loss dropped the Mariners to 66-76, leaving them seven games behind first-place Houston in the American League West and six back of Cleveland for the final American League wild card.
- Saturday's matchup features Mariners right-hander George Kirby against Athletics left-hander Jeffrey Springs in the series continuation.
Insights by Ground AI
30 Articles
30 Articles
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D24&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
Athletics post 4-HR third, damage Mariners’ slim playoff hopes
Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof homered in a five-run third inning and the Athletics held on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night, further damaging the hosts' postseason hopes. Brady Basso (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the A's (56-86) won their third consecutive game overall and
Santa Maria Times+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
SEATTLE (AP) — Zack Gelof connected one of the four home runs of the Atléticos in a third inning of five races and later hit a triple to undo the match they won on Friday 7-6 to the Mariners of...
·Calhoun, United States
Read Full Article
The Toronto Star+15 Reposted by 15 other sources
Athletics hit 4 home runs in 3rd inning of 7-6 victory over Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) — Zack Gelof launched one of four homers by the Athletics in a five-run third inning and later hit a tiebreaking triple that sent them to a 7-6
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full Article
Star BeaconReposted by 
The Cumberland Times-News
The Cumberland Times-NewsAthletics 7, Seattle 6
·Ashtabula, United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources30
Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Center
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources are Center
54% Center
L 33%
C 54%
13%
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D60&w=128&q=75)
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
