Athletics tag Robbie Ray for 3 HRs, Mariners lose 10-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray was tagged for dwelling runs by Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache and Nick Allen, and the Seattle Mariners’ hopes of internet hosting the AL wild card collection took a severe blow with a 10-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Athletics 10, Mariners 3: Field rating

The hangover from the thrill of Seattle clinching its first postseason berth in 21 years two days earlier appeared to lastly hit the Mariners on Sunday. Oakland starter James Kaprielian no-hit the Mariners for five 2/3 innings earlier than giving up a two-out single to Ty France within the sixth inning. Kaprielian (5-9) struck out seven, and beat Seattle for the third time this season.

Langeliers added a second homer within the ninth inning, a three-run shot.

Seattle’s loss mixed with Toronto’s victory over Boston pushed the Blue Jays’ result in 2 ½ video games within the race for the highest wild-card spot and home-field benefit for the three-game collection.

Seattle does maintain the tiebreaker over the Blue Jays, however the Mariners’ solely hope now of catching Toronto depends on a big quantity of assist from Baltimore. The Orioles should take two of three video games from Toronto, and Seattle should sweep a four-game collection from Detroit.

Seattle nonetheless has a 1 ½ recreation lead over Tampa Bay.

Ray’s lackluster outing didn’t assist his case to be a part of Seattle’s three-man rotation for the wild-card collection. Ray (12-12) didn’t make it via the sixth inning, permitting 5 earned runs for the second time in his previous 4 begins.

The three dwelling runs allowed to the A’s tied a season excessive that got here in his second begin with the Mariners again on April 13 in Chicago. He’s given up not less than two homers in three of his final 5 outings.

Ray walked three, all coming within the second inning when he walked the bases loaded with no outs. He escaped that jam with out giving up a run, helped partly by a terrific defensive play by catcher Luis Torrens to get a pressure out at dwelling.

But it surely was a shaky all-around efficiency from the lefty.

Langeliers’ homer was his fifth of the season. Pache’s third dwelling of the 12 months got here after a throwing error by Seattle’s Abraham Toro allowed Jonah Bride to succeed in. And Allen’s fourth homer was a two-run shot with two outs within the sixth inning and ended Ray’s outing.

Langeliers’ second homer within the ninth got here off Penn Murfee, however he ought to have been out of the inning after Seth Brown’s pop fly fell in entrance of Jesse Winker.

Winker hit a three-run homer within the backside of the ninth as Seattle prevented the shutout.

STELLAR START

Kaprielian continued to publish terrific numbers towards the Mariners. In his final 4 begins towards Seattle, Kaprielian has allowed three runs and 9 hits in 24 innings pitched. Kaprielian has a 2.80 ERA and .178 batting common towards in eight profession begins towards Seattle.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mariners: All indicators proceed to level towards CF Julio Rodríguez (decrease again pressure) being activated off the injured listing and returning to the lineup on Monday. Rodríguez was set to undergo an in depth exercise on Sunday with the expectation he could be again within the lineup Monday when the Mariners open a collection with the Tigers, supervisor Scott Servais stated.

UP NEXT

Athletics: RHP Adrián Martínez (4-6, 6.08) makes his final begin of the season because the A’s open a three-game collection towards the Angels. Martinez is 0-3 with a 9.33 ERA in his final 4 begins.

Mariners: RHP George Kirby (8-4, 3.21) makes the ultimate common season begin of his rookie season. Kirby allowed one run over six innings in his final begin towards Texas.

Mariners promote Justin Hollander to common supervisor