Seager drives in 4, Mariners beat A's for 8th win in 9 games
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Kyle Seager doubled twice and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games, beating the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.
Adam Lind homered, Nori Aoki had three singles and Shawn O'Malley added two hits and scored twice for Seattle. The Mariners moved within 5 1-2 games of AL West-leading Texas, matching the closest they've been to the division leaders since early June.
Wade LeBlanc (2-0) gave up three runs over six innings to earn his second win since being acquired from Toronto in June. The lefty struck out seven and walked one.
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Khris Davis, Ryon Healy and Brett Eibner homered for the A's.
Zach Neal (2-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.