Canha blasts Athletics past Mariners
The Sports Xchange
Sep 27, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Canha hit a solo walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum.
Canha lined reliever Shae Simmons' 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for his fifth home run of the season and second career walk-off homer, both this season. Simmons (0-1) took the loss, while A's reliever Blake Treinen (3-4) got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth.
The A's snapped a franchise-record eight-game losing streak to the Mariners.
Matt Joyce had three doubles, tying the Oakland single-game record.
Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano each hit two-run homers for the Mariners. Cruz hit his 38th home run in the fourth inning, and Cano hit his 23rd blast in the eighth. Cano had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, while Cruz had two hits, one run and two RBIs.
The Mariners trailed 5-3 after seven innings, but Cano homered to left-center field off reliever Chris Hatcher in the eighth after Mitch Haniger's leadoff single.
A's right-hander Kendall Graveman allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and one walk over six innings in a no-decision. Graveman finished the season with a 5-0 record at the Coliseum in 11 starts. He joins Kenny Rogers as the only starting pitchers in Oakland history to go undefeated at home with at least five decisions. In 1998, Rogers went 11-0 in 17 starts at the Coliseum.
Mariners right-hander Erasmo Ramirez gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits over five innings with two strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision.
The A's took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Joyce blooped a double to left field and scored on Jed Lowrie's sharp single to right.
Oakland increased its lead to 2-0 in the third. Rookie second baseman Franklin Barreto lined a double to left-center field, advanced to third when center fielder Haniger booted the ball for an error and scored on Marcus Semien's sacrifice fly.
Seattle pulled even in the top of the fourth. Cano singled and Cruz hit a two-run laser into the right field seats off Graveman.
Oakland regained the lead with three runs in the fifth inning, two of them unearned. First baseman Ryon Healy hit a leadoff double and moved to third when Ramirez threw wildly to first for an error after knocking down Matt Chapman's comebacker.
Bruce Maxwell lined an RBI single to center, Canha hit a sacrifice fly and Joyce roped a run-scoring double to right.
Seattle cut Oakland's lead to 5-3 in the fifth inning on Ben Gamel's RBI single. The Mariners stranded two base runners after Cano's hard ground ball ricocheted off Healy's glove to Barreto, who threw to Graveman, covering first, for the third out.
NOTES: Mariners OF Guillermo Heredia is expected to undergo surgery on his sore right shoulder after getting a second opinion, Mariners manager Scott Servais said Wednesday. Heredia, who returned to Seattle from Oakland, hasn't played since Sunday against Cleveland. ... Mariners C Mike Marjama made his first major league start and went 2-for-4 with his first two major league hits, a fifth-inning single and a double in the ninth. He also threw out A's 3B Matt Chapman trying to steal second in the fifth. ... A's LF Khris Davis hit 26 of his 42 home runs this season at the Coliseum, and finished one shy of tying Jason Giambi's record of 27 set in 2001. ... A's LHP Sean Manaea will make his 29th start of the season Thursday night when Oakland opens a four-game road series against the Texas Rangers. Manaea was scratched from his last scheduled start with a strained upper back.
Sep 27, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Canha hit a solo walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum.
Canha lined reliever Shae Simmons' 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for his fifth home run of the season and second career walk-off homer, both this season. Simmons (0-1) took the loss, while A's reliever Blake Treinen (3-4) got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth.
The A's snapped a franchise-record eight-game losing streak to the Mariners.
Matt Joyce had three doubles, tying the Oakland single-game record.
Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano each hit two-run homers for the Mariners. Cruz hit his 38th home run in the fourth inning, and Cano hit his 23rd blast in the eighth. Cano had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, while Cruz had two hits, one run and two RBIs.
The Mariners trailed 5-3 after seven innings, but Cano homered to left-center field off reliever Chris Hatcher in the eighth after Mitch Haniger's leadoff single.
A's right-hander Kendall Graveman allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and one walk over six innings in a no-decision. Graveman finished the season with a 5-0 record at the Coliseum in 11 starts. He joins Kenny Rogers as the only starting pitchers in Oakland history to go undefeated at home with at least five decisions. In 1998, Rogers went 11-0 in 17 starts at the Coliseum.
Mariners right-hander Erasmo Ramirez gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits over five innings with two strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision.
The A's took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Joyce blooped a double to left field and scored on Jed Lowrie's sharp single to right.
Oakland increased its lead to 2-0 in the third. Rookie second baseman Franklin Barreto lined a double to left-center field, advanced to third when center fielder Haniger booted the ball for an error and scored on Marcus Semien's sacrifice fly.
Seattle pulled even in the top of the fourth. Cano singled and Cruz hit a two-run laser into the right field seats off Graveman.
Oakland regained the lead with three runs in the fifth inning, two of them unearned. First baseman Ryon Healy hit a leadoff double and moved to third when Ramirez threw wildly to first for an error after knocking down Matt Chapman's comebacker.
Bruce Maxwell lined an RBI single to center, Canha hit a sacrifice fly and Joyce roped a run-scoring double to right.
Seattle cut Oakland's lead to 5-3 in the fifth inning on Ben Gamel's RBI single. The Mariners stranded two base runners after Cano's hard ground ball ricocheted off Healy's glove to Barreto, who threw to Graveman, covering first, for the third out.
NOTES: Mariners OF Guillermo Heredia is expected to undergo surgery on his sore right shoulder after getting a second opinion, Mariners manager Scott Servais said Wednesday. Heredia, who returned to Seattle from Oakland, hasn't played since Sunday against Cleveland. ... Mariners C Mike Marjama made his first major league start and went 2-for-4 with his first two major league hits, a fifth-inning single and a double in the ninth. He also threw out A's 3B Matt Chapman trying to steal second in the fifth. ... A's LF Khris Davis hit 26 of his 42 home runs this season at the Coliseum, and finished one shy of tying Jason Giambi's record of 27 set in 2001. ... A's LHP Sean Manaea will make his 29th start of the season Thursday night when Oakland opens a four-game road series against the Texas Rangers. Manaea was scratched from his last scheduled start with a strained upper back.
