Three Solo Homers in One Inning and the Mariners' Two-Game Win Streak Is Dead

The Seattle Mariners walked into Monday night at T-Mobile Park riding high on a two-game winning streak. By the time the final out was recorded, they were walking out frustrated. The Oakland Athletics stormed back from an early 3-0 hole with a relentless mid-game barrage, scoring six straight runs to steal a 6-4 victory and snap Seattle's momentum in the opener of a three-game series.

The Mariners came out swinging. Cal Raleigh homered to left-center with one out in the first inning. Then Julio Rodriguez lined a single to center, stole second, and scored on Josh Naylor's double to right. Dominic Canzone added another solo shot to right-center leading off the second, and just like that, Seattle had a commanding 3-0 lead before the fourth inning even started.

The Comeback That Changed Everything

Carlos Cortes sparked the A's rally by homering to right to lead off the fourth, going 4-for-5 on the night. But the real damage came later. In the sixth inning, Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers went back-to-back solo homers to center field, tying the game at 3-3 and knocking Emerson Hancock out of the game. The Mariners right-hander had pitched well through five innings, allowing just three runs on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

Oakland wasn't done. In the eighth, with the game still tied, Tyler Soderstrom doubled to left field. Jacob Wilson followed with a single to right. Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases, and Max Muncy's sacrifice fly to right brought in the go-ahead run. Lawrence Butler capped the scoring with a two-run single to right. Just like that, 6-3 Oakland, and the Mariners were chasing.

Late Rally Falls Short

Seattle didn't go quietly. Cole Young lined a one-out single to center in the ninth, and Leo Rivas followed with an RBI double into the right field corner. The potential tying run was on third. But A's closer Joel Kuhnel, working on his fourth save of the season, got J.P. Crawford to foul out to third and Cal Raleigh to fly out to shallow right to end it.

Hogan Harris picked up the win for Oakland after pitching 1 2/3 perfect innings. Casey Legumina took the loss. The Athletics moved a half-game ahead of Texas for sole possession of first place in the AL West. The Mariners return to T-Mobile Park on Tuesday looking to even the series and get back on track.

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