The Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night, powered by an extraordinary third inning in which they hit four home runs. Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof all homered in the frame, which produced five runs total, per multiple outlets. Gelof added a tiebreaking triple later in the game to seal the victory.
MarinersStarting pitcher Logan Gilbert struck out 10 but allowed seven runs in the loss. The game took a costly turn for Seattle in the fifth inning when rookie Lazaro Montes left with a hip injury after colliding with the right field wall while pursuing a fly ball hit by Gelof.


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