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  Oakland continues Seattle's slide with 4-2 win Yunel Escobar Jersey over Mariners May 25 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink SEATTLE (AP) Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both homered off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 4-2 on Wednesday, dropping the Mariners into last place in the AL West. Oakland took two of three in the series and leapfrogged the Mariners in the division standings. While its still only 45 games into the season, Seattle (18-27) has lost eight of 10 and is quickly trending toward irrelevance in a season that started with expectations of ending the longest playoff drought in the major leagues. Ray tied his season high with 10 strikeouts, but allowed a home run for the fifth straight start. Brown was the first to get to Ray with a solo shot in the fourth inning. Brown entered the day with one hit all season against left-handed pitchers, but doubled off Ray in his first at-bat and followed the next time up with his third home run. Andrus added a two-run homer in the sixth, his first of the season. Andrus hit a towering fly ball that off the bat appeared to be a standard fly out but didnt stop carrying until left-fielder Je se Winker ran out of room at the wall.Luis Barrera added a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning. Ray (4-5) pitched out of trouble with key strikeouts in the second and fifth innings with runners at third base. Hes struck out at least eight in four straight starts, but is the first Seattle pitcher this season with 10 home runs allowed. Oakland's Paul Blackburn continued Albert Pujols Jersey his strong start to the season despite control i sues. Blackburn (5-0) allowed one hit over 5 1/3 innings before giving way to the Oakland bullpen. Blackburns day was cut short due to walks, giving up a career-high five, but lowered his ERA to 1.70. Dany Jimnez was the last of four relievers pitching the ninth for his 10th save. J.P. Crawford had Seattles only hit off Blackburn with a single in the second inning. Luis Torrens had a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning that scored Dylan Moore, and Ty France singled and scored on Zach Jacksons wild pitch with two outs in the eighth. TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: OF Ramn Laureano was set to make his return after getting hit on the hand last weekend against the Angles, but was a late scratch. Laureano was in the original starting lineup in right field but Oakland made a late switch and Barrera started in his place. UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Frankie Montas (2-4, 3.55) J. C. Ramirez Jersey will start the opener of a four-game series in Texas. Montas left his last start after 1 2/3 innings after getting hit on the hand by a line drive. Montas has lost three straight decisions.Mariners: After a day off, Seattle opens a three-game series with Houston on Friday. RHP Chris Flexen (1-6, 4.98) will start the opener. After pitching well but getting little run support to open the season, Flexen has struggled allowing 14 earned runs in his past three starts. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics Elvis Andrus Frankie Montas Dylan Moore Seth Brown Luis Torrens Paul Blackburn Chris Flexen Luis Barrera J.P. Crawford Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Jersey it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves Brandon Phillips Jersey England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Oakland continues Seattle's slide with 4-2 win Yunel Escobar Jersey over Mariners May 25 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink SEATTLE (AP) Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both homered off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 4-2 on Wednesday, dropping the Mariners into last place in the AL West. Oakland took two of three in the series and leapfrogged the Mariners in the division standings. While its still only 45 games into the season, Seattle (18-27) has lost eight of 10 and is quickly trending toward irrelevance in a season that started with expectations of ending the longest playoff drought in the major leagues. Ray tied his season high with 10 strikeouts, but allowed a home run for the fifth straight start. Brown was the first to get to Ray with a solo shot in the fourth inning. Brown entered the day with one hit all season against left-handed pitchers, but doubled off Ray in his first at-bat and followed the next time up with his third home run. Andrus added a two-run homer in the sixth, his first of the season. Andrus hit a towering fly ball that off the bat appeared to be a standard fly out but didnt stop carrying until left-fielder Je se Winker ran out of room at the wall.Luis Barrera added a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning. Ray (4-5) pitched out of trouble with key strikeouts in the second and fifth innings with runners at third base. Hes struck out at least eight in four straight starts, but is the first Seattle pitcher this season with 10 home runs allowed. Oakland's Paul Blackburn continued Albert Pujols Jersey his strong start to the season despite control i sues. Blackburn (5-0) allowed one hit over 5 1/3 innings before giving way to the Oakland bullpen. Blackburns day was cut short due to walks, giving up a career-high five, but lowered his ERA to 1.70. Dany Jimnez was the last of four relievers pitching the ninth for his 10th save. J.P. Crawford had Seattles only hit off Blackburn with a single in the second inning. Luis Torrens had a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning that scored Dylan Moore, and Ty France singled and scored on Zach Jacksons wild pitch with two outs in the eighth. TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: OF Ramn Laureano was set to make his return after getting hit on the hand last weekend against the Angles, but was a late scratch. Laureano was in the original starting lineup in right field but Oakland made a late switch and Barrera started in his place. UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Frankie Montas (2-4, 3.55) J. C. Ramirez Jersey will start the opener of a four-game series in Texas. Montas left his last start after 1 2/3 innings after getting hit on the hand by a line drive. Montas has lost three straight decisions.Mariners: After a day off, Seattle opens a three-game series with Houston on Friday. RHP Chris Flexen (1-6, 4.98) will start the opener. After pitching well but getting little run support to open the season, Flexen has struggled allowing 14 earned runs in his past three starts. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics Elvis Andrus Frankie Montas Dylan Moore Seth Brown Luis Torrens Paul Blackburn Chris Flexen Luis Barrera J.P. Crawford Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Jersey it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves Brandon Phillips Jersey England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS