Mariners top Athletics 9-1, move into 1st place in AL West

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rob Refsnyder and Julio Rodríguez deed three-run location runs and Logan Gilbert threw six shutout innings arsenic the Seattle Mariners bushed the Athletics 9-1 connected Wednesday to implicit a bid expanse and determination into archetypal spot successful the AL West.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

Refsnyder deed a full-count changeup 368 feet to near field, scoring J.P. Crawford and Josh Naylor for a 3-0 pb successful the archetypal inning.

Colt Emerson deed his archetypal MLB triple successful the 4th inning, driving successful 2 runs, and Seattle added different tally connected a throwing mistake by Athletics shortstop Darell Hernaiz, extending its pb to 6-0.

Rodríguez capped the Mariners’ scoring with his 10th homer of the play successful the apical of the eighth inning. The 418-foot changeable to left-center was his eighth homer successful the period of May — tied for the astir the 25-year-old has deed successful immoderate period successful his large league career.

Gilbert (3-4) struck retired six and allowed 5 hits portion walking two. The 29-year-old right-hander threw 91 pitches, 54 for strikes. Eduard Bazardo and Cooper Criswell worked the last 3 innings successful relief.

Jonah Heim scored the A’s lone tally connected a double-play groundout disconnected the bat of Jeff McNeil successful the bottommost of the ninth.

Jeffrey Spring (3-6) gave up 5 runs connected six hits successful 5 innings for the Athletics, portion striking retired seven.

Seattle (28-29) moved a half-game up of the Athletics (27-29) successful the division.