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MLBFinal25 May, 2026

Seattle MarinersvsAthletics

SEA 9/ATH 2

MLB.TVSutter Health Park
Things to say

Mariners thumped the Athletics 9-2 at Sutter Health Park.

01
opener
Mariners rolled into Sacramento and put up a nine-spot on the A's. Felt over by the middle innings. Sutter Health Park played small again.
02
key player
Seattle's bats finally woke up top to bottom — the heart of the order did the damage, no cheap runs there.
03
hot take
The A's bullpen is cooked. You can't keep going to the pen that early and expect different results.
04
deep cut
Athletics are sitting at .500 and somehow it feels generous given how their starters are getting into trouble by the fourth.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Seattle can keep this going — they get another crack tomorrow.
The recap

Mariners rolled into Sutter Health Park and absolutely worked the Athletics, 9-2. Seattle's bats stayed hot through the heart of the order all night while the A's pen got into trouble early and couldn't claw back.

No real turning point here, just a Seattle squad that left the yard and never let Oakland breathe. Getaway-day vibes for the A's, and they looked the part.

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