Jacob Wilson celebrates his walk-off hit on Monday night at Sutter Health Park (Photo: Athletics on X)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — Jacob Wilson is unbelievable! Monday, Jacob went 3-6 with three RBI and had the game tying hit in the 10th inning to go along with the walk-off knock in the 11th. 

The A’s, after Jacob Wilson tied the game with an RBI single in the 10th, proceeded to load the bases with no outs and a chance for three batters to win it. Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, and Tyler Soderstrom all struck out to end the threat and send the game to the 11th inning. Hogan Harris held the Mariners scoreless in the top half, giving the A’s another chance to walk it off.

Soderstrom began the bottom of the 11th as the designated runner at second base. Gio Urshela dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move him to third with one out. That’s when the madness began for Mariners skipper Dan Wilson. He chose to walk Shai Langeliers—an understandable decision to set up a potential inning-ending double play. What came next, however, defied logic.

The Mariners manager intentionally walked A’s center fielder JJ Bleday to load the bases for Jacob Wilson. On paper, the move could be justified by setting up a force at any base, but it ignored Wilson’s elite skill set and his scorching numbers this season. Entering the at-bat, Wilson was hitting .419 with runners in scoring position—an outrageous figure.

With the table set, Wilson did what he does best—he lined a ball into center field for a base hit and the game-winning RBI, lifting the A’s to a 7–6 victory. He was mobbed by teammates near second base as they celebrated their 20th win of the season and another thrilling moment in their strong turnaround after a slow start.

A’s starter Luis Severino went six innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out five and walking four.

In addition to their 10th and 11th inning heroics, the A’s scored in the first, second, fourth, and seventh innings. Miguel Andujar drove in a run with a sac fly in the first, and Jacob Wilson added an RBI single in the second. In the fourth, Shai Langeliers homered and Butler delivered an RBI single. Langeliers added another RBI with a sac fly in the seventh.

The A’s bullpen was once again excellent, tossing five innings of two-run ball while surrendering just three hits.

Sacramento will go for the series win Tuesday night as game two of the three-game set begins at 7:05 p.m. PST from Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.