Seattle MarinersvsAthletics
SEA 9/ATH 1
Things to say
The Mariners beat the Athletics 9-1 in Sacramento.
01
opener
Yeah, Mariners rolled the A's nine to one. Wasn't even close. Seattle put up a crooked number early and just sat on it.
02
key player
Whoever they ran out there on the mound got into his stuff — held that A's lineup to one run and basically gave the bullpen the night off.
03
hot take
Honestly the A's playing in that minor-league park in Sacramento is half their problem. Hard to look like a big-league club at Sutter Health.
04
deep cut
It's a getaway day too, so that's a brutal way to send the home crowd off. Mariners' heart of the order did all the damage.
05
exit
Anyway, both these clubs are hovering right around .500 — should be a fun one to watch the rest of the series.
The recap
Mariners rolled into Sacramento and put up a nine-spot on the A's, cruising to a 9-1 laugher that was never really close. Seattle's bats got going early and just kept piling on, while the A's offense couldn't string anything together against a starter who clearly got into his stuff.
Athletics scratched out a single run and that was the whole story — one swing of life in an otherwise quiet night at Sutter Health Park. Easy getaway-day win for the M's, who pull back to .500 and leave Oakland's crew stuck a game under.