By JANIE McCAULEY | Related Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are trying to find their profitable methods once more — the well timed hits, sharp protection and shut-down pitching that has carried them so near getting again to the playoffs for the primary time since 2001.
“The final couple nights have been a bit of powerful on the plate not having the ability to be productive,” pitcher Robbie Ray stated.
Luis Torrens homered for one among 4 hits by the stumbling Mariners as they have been shut down once more by the last-place Oakland Athletics, dropping 2-1 on Wednesday night time for his or her fifth defeat in six video games.
Torrens related within the eighth for Seattle’s lone vivid spot after he had been referred to as up earlier within the day. The Mariners are within the third and closing AL wild-card place, 4 video games in entrance of Baltimore.
Seattle supervisor Scott Servais spoke to his crew Wednesday after the Mariners have been restricted to at least one hit an evening earlier about not making an attempt to do an excessive amount of and taking part in on the similar degree that has made Seattle so profitable this 12 months.
“You simply have to stay to your commonplace,” he stated. ”We’re in a dip proper now.”
Pinch-hitter Vimael Machin hit an RBI double within the seventh and Tony Kemp added a run-scoring single later that inning in opposition to Erik Swanson (2-1), a day after Kemp’s three-run homer lifted Oakland previous the Mariners 4-1.
Machin’s double bought by left fielder Jesse Winker’s legs for an error that allowed Jordan Díaz to attain from first after he drew a leadoff stroll.
The Mariners’ protection hasn’t been regular.
“I feel we all know the place we’re at. We’ve bought to get higher,” Servais stated.
James Kaprielian (4-9) allowed two hits and struck out six with one stroll over seven scoreless innings to outduel Ray.
Ray, who had a 2.41 ERA with 28 strikeouts in three earlier begins in opposition to the A’s this 12 months, struck out seven to achieve the 200-strikeout mark with three walks and surrendered three hits over six scoreless innings.
Domingo Acevedo completed for his fourth save.
“It’s a superb crew over there. They bumped us from the playoffs final 12 months and we need to go take some wins from them,” Kaprielian stated. “We like going on the market and competing in opposition to good groups.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: 3B Eugenio Suárez, positioned on the injured listing Saturday with a fractured proper index finger, has begun taking mild swings once more with each a softer ball and common baseballs. He's scheduled to hit batting observe throughout this weekend’s sequence in Kansas Metropolis. “Geno feels significantly better,” Servais stated. … C Cal Raleigh returned to the lineup after sitting out 4 of the earlier 5 video games due to a sore left thumb.
Athletics: CF Ramón Laureano is predicted to overlook the rest of the season after occurring the 10-day injured listing Saturday with a proper hamstring pressure. He'll start a rehab program within the coming days however supervisor Mark Kotsay famous with the time crunch of video games left this 12 months, “I’m form of certain it’s going to be a season-ending (damage).” Laureano already missed time from Aug. 15-Sept. 5 with a strained left indirect muscle. … RHP Daulton Jefferies bought his forged off Monday and now's utilizing a brace that permits him to regulate the vary of movement and lock it in place whereas in public to guard the elbow after his second Tommy John surgical procedure two weeks in the past. “It’s fairly neat,” he stated, in nice spirits.
ROSTER MOVES
Mariners: Seattle recalled OF Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Tacoma and chosen the contract of Torrens from Tacoma. Kelenic is predicted to start out Thursday afternoon’s sequence finale and probably Torrens, as properly. OF Taylor Trammell was optioned to Triple-A and INF/OF Jake Lamb designated for project.
UP NEXT
RHP George Kirby (7-4, 2.98 ERA) pitches for Seattle in Thursday’s sequence finale reverse A’s RHP Adrián Martínez (4-5, 5.77), who has misplaced his final two begins being tagged for 11 runs on 18 hits over 8 2/3 innings.