Tony Kemp’s a few-run homer powers A’s more than Mariners in 4-1 earn

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Author

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Castillo obtained chased in the fifth inning and the contending Seattle Mariners managed just a single hit, slipping to the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday evening.

Carlos Santana’s infield one in the next inning was all the Mariners could muster at the plate in opposition to JP Sears (6-2) and four relievers.

Seattle remained just one-50 percent game driving Tampa Bay for the third and ultimate AL wild-card location.

The Mariners have a magic number of 11 to achieve the playoffs for the to start with time considering that their 116-get time of 2001. But Seattle again struggled to defeat the very last-area A’s in Oakland, the place the Mariners dropped two of three at the Coliseum from Aug. 19-21.

Castillo (7-6) is 3-2 in 9 begins since remaining acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline. He matched his shortest outing of the season at 4 2/3 innings.

The All-Star ideal-hander was tagged for four runs on 6 hits, struck out 4 and walked two. Tony Kemp’s a few-operate homer highlighted a 4-operate fifth — he connected for his seventh homer, then Vimael Machin and Sean Murphy doubled.

Sam Haggerty drew a bases-loaded walk from Sears in the second for the Mariners’ lone run. Sears allowed one particular strike in 5 innings and struck out 7.

Domingo Acevedo completed for his third save.

Ty France went for 3 with a wander and two strikeouts as designated hitter for Seattle just after using a pitch in the foot in the course of Monday’s 9-1 acquire in excess of the Angels in Anaheim.

TRAINER’S Room

Mariners: 3B Eugenio Suárez, placed on the wounded record Saturday with a fractured proper index finger, noticed a hand expert Monday in Arizona and the hope is he will commence using swings this week off a tee and in the cage. “The 1st issue is to get a bat in his hand and see what that feels like,” supervisor Scott Servais claimed. “The Blue Jays are in all probability not happy about it, to be honest.” … C Cal Raleigh was out of the lineup for the fourth time in five online games simply because of a sore left thumb. Servais said he is “improving, the swelling has gone down a minor bit.” He’s day to working day.

Athletics: CF Ramón Laureano is even now staying evaluated after he went on the 10-working day hurt listing Saturday with a proper hamstring strain and it is unclear whether he will participate in again this year. He now missed time from Aug. 15-Sept. 5 with a strained still left oblique muscle.

ROSTER MOVES

The A’s recalled outfielder Conner Capel from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned outfielder Cody Thomas to Las Vegas.

Capel commenced in proper field building his A’s debut.

UP Up coming

LHP Robbie Ray (12-10, 3.72 Era) pitches the center match for the Mariners on Wednesday night time obtaining posted a 2.41 Era with 28 strikeouts in 3 begins vs. Oakland this 12 months. The A’s counter with RHP James Kaprielian (3-9, 4.70).