Athletics hit 4 home runs in 3rd inning of 7-6 victory over Mariners
Zack Gelof launched one of four homers by the Athletics in a five-run third inning and later hit a tiebreaking triple that sent them to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Max Muncy, Alika Williams and Jeff McNeil also went deep as the A's became the second major league team this season to hit four home runs in one inning. Cincinnati did it in the fourth inning of an 11-5…
The Athletics achieved a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in a thrilling game. Zack Gelof was instrumental in the win, hitting a pivotal homer in the third inning, which marked the start of a five-run explosion. This inning saw four Athletics players go deep: Gelof, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil, and Max Muncy.
Muncy led off the third inning with a line drive that just barely cleared the left field wall, his eighth homer of the season. Williams soon followed with a solo shot, his fourth of the game, extending the Athletics' lead to 4-2. McNeil, who had walked earlier, drove in the game's first multi-run inning with his eighth homer of the season.
Zach Muncy contributed substantially with three hits, securing his place as one of the key performers for the Athletics. Max Muncy also delivered a crucial blow in the ninth inning, a solo home run that marked his eighth of the year, propelling the Athletics to a dominant 7-6 win.
The Mariners managed to score three runs in the bottom of the third, led by a homer from Cal Raleigh and three RBIs from Josh Naylor, who drove in two runs. However, the Athletics' power offense was too much to overcome, eventually securing the win.
With this victory, the Athletics have won three straight games for the first time since early June. Zack Brady Basso (1-2) relieved Kade Morris with two outs in the Mariners' three-run third inning and pitched three scoreless innings to secure his third career win. Hogan Harris closed out the game, securing his 15th save of the season.
Despite Logan Gilbert's efforts with 10 strikeouts and 11 wins, he was unable to contain the Athletics, pitching just 4 2/3 innings before being relieved. Gilbert ended the season with 1,000 innings pitched for the Mariners. Josh Naylor, on the other hand, had three hits, including an RBI single in the eighth inning.
Looking ahead, the Mariners will face right-hander George Kirby (9-10, 4.19 ERA) on Saturday, while the Athletics will take on left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-13, 6.37) in their next game.
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