Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez. Ryan Noda has a discussion with home plate umpire Brain O’Nara.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

OAKLAND- On a rainy Thursday night the A’s and Mariners battled it out which saw another heroic AJ Pollock home run help get Seattle the victory 7-2.

This game would be delayed by a bit as instead of starting at 6:40 the game started at 7:45 due to a rain delay.

For the A’s LHP JP Sears started on the mound with a 0-2 record and 6.23 ERA while for the Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert got the start sporting a 1-1 record and 4.23 ERA.

JJ Bleday made his regular season debut with the A’s in LF taking over for Conner Capel who started last game.

In the early innings both teams bats started out cold as the Mariners only had three hits by the sixth inning. While on the other hand the A’s only had one.

The bottom of the sixth inning saw Oakland’s offense come alive as Ryan Noda started things off by getting walked. Following that up Esteury Ruiz knocked in Noda to get the first run of the game. While on base Ruiz stole second and then Tony Kemp doubled sending Ruiz home.

In the seventh inning both Gilbert and Sears were relieved as Seattle called on Gabe Speier and the A’s had Domingo Acevedo come in.

Acevedo had a less than favorable inning as Jose Caballero got an RBI on a single to center field that sent home AJ Pollock bringing the score to 2-1.

However, the A’s were able to hold on to their lead until the ninth inning when a familiar foe struck. Once again Pollock played hero for the Mariners tying the game with a solo HR 2-2.

In the tenth inning Adam Oller started and continued the trend of shaky relief pitching for the green-and-white. After a walk Eugenio Suarez sent one to right center field and over the wall homering and giving Seattle a 5-2 lead. The run party was not over though as J.P. Crawford singled to right field sending home two runners extending the score to 7-2.

The A’s were given one last chance with Trevor Gott dealing on the mound for the Mariners but, other than a Roman Laureano single there wasn’t much to mention. Oakland fell once again to the Mariners late 7-2.

Of note in this game was the Mariners bottom three hitters Pollock, Crawford, and Caballero who combined for seven hits, 3 RBI’s and a HR.

“Not the prettiest win but they don’t ask how you got there as long as you got there and we got there,” manager Scott Servais said after the game.

The A’s next game will be the final game of the series against the Mariners were they hope to not get swept. The game will be at 12:37 p.m.