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04/22 18:36 CDT Josh Naylor hits walk-off single and Cal Raleigh homers as
Mariners beat A's 5-4 to avoid sweep
Josh Naylor hits walk-off single and Cal Raleigh homers as Mariners beat A's
5-4 to avoid sweep
By ANDREW DESTIN
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) --- Josh Naylor hit a game-ending single, Cal Raleigh homered for
the third time in as many games and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 5-4
on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
The Athletics' seven-game road winning streak was snapped, while the Mariners
won for just the third time in nine games.
With two outs in the ninth, Naylor lined a first-pitch cutter from Joel Kuhnel
(0-1) the opposite way into left field to score Raleigh from second. Naylor
finished 3 for 5 to raise his batting average to .194.
Raleigh, also off to a slow start, hit a solo shot to right in the third for
his fifth homer. He also went 3 for 5 --- his first three-hit game this season
--- and is batting .198.
Nick Kurtz tied it in the top of the ninth when he sent a hanging slider from
Mariners closer Andrs Muoz (3-2) 438 feet to center for his fourth homer.
Julio Rodrguez had a pair of singles to extend his on-base streak to 19 games.
His RBI groundout in the seventh put the Mariners ahead 4-3.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert, who gave up three runs in four innings, got a
comebacker off the bat of Carlos Cortes lodged in his jersey in the first.
Cortes was credited with a single.
Athletics starter Aaron Civale gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Tyler
Soderstrom, Jeff McNeil and Jacob Wilson drove in runs for the Athletics.
Up next
Mariners RHP George Kirby (3-2, 2.97 ERA) will oppose Cardinals RHP Andre
Pallante (2-1, 4.05) on Friday at St. Louis. Athletics RHP Luis Severino (0-2,
6.20) will take the mound on Friday against the visiting Texas Rangers.
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