OAKLAND, Calif. — Kyle Seager had two doubles and drove in four runs, Adam Lind hit his 17th homer and left-hander Wade LeBlanc threw six solid innings as the Seattle Mariners posted an 8-4 win over the Oakland A’s on Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Mariners took two of three from Oakland to win the series and have won eight of their past nine games.
LeBlanc (2-0) allowed three runs on five hits, struck out seven and walked one. He made his seventh start and eighth appearance for the Mariners since being acquired in a trade on June 22 from the Toronto Blue Jays, who had him pitching for Triple-A Buffalo. The Mariners are 7-1 in his eight outings.
Seager had an RBI double in the second inning and a three-run double in the sixth. Norichika Aoki went 3-for-5 with an RBI and scored a run, while shortstop Shawn O’Malley went 2-for-3 with a double, drove in a run and scored twice.
Oakland right-hander Zach Neal (2-2) gave up five runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in his third career major-league start. He struck out one, walked one and threw 74 pitches en route to falling to 0-2 against the Mariners this season. In Neal’s first major-league start, he gave up seven runs over four innings in a 13-3 loss to Seattle on May 25 at Safeco Field.
Khris Davis hit his career-high 30th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning. He went 2-for-4 and homered for the third straight game against Seattle.
Ryon Healy hit a solo home run in the second inning, his fifth blast of the season. Brett Eibner led off the seventh with his fifth homer of the season.
The Mariners took a 1-0 lead when Lind led off the second with his third straight home run off Neal in his first three career at-bats versus the rookie. Lind went 2-for-2 with two home runs on May 25 off Neal. On Sunday, Lind launched Neal’s 1-2 fastball into the second deck in right field.
Oakland pulled even in the bottom of the second on Healy’s home run with one out, a drive into the left-field seats. The home run was Healy’s second in four contests. The A’s homered against Seattle for a 22nd straight game, their longest streak against one opponent in team history.
The Mariners regained the lead with two runs in the third. O’Malley hit a leadoff double into the right field corner and scored on Seager’s double with one out. Robinson Cano brought Seager home with a sharp single to center.
Seattle increased its lead to 4-1 with a run in the fourth, thanks to an overturned call after a Mariners’ challenge. The A’s appeared to have turned an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play, but after a video review Dae-Ho Lee was ruled safe at second because second baseman Tyler Ladendorf missed the bag. O’Malley took advantage, hitting an RBI single to center.
The Mariners extended their lead to 7-1 in the sixth when Seager hit a bases-clearing double off reliever Daniel Coulombe.
Oakland answered with two runs in the bottom on Davis’ blast to left field after Danny Valencia singled. Eibner made it 7-4 with his homer in the seventh. The Mariners added a run in the eighth when Leonys Martin singled, stole second and scored on Aoki’s single.
NOTES: Mariners OF Seth Smith, who came out of Saturday’s game after fouling a ball off his right foot in the seventh inning, was a late scratch on Sunday with a right foot contusion. Dae-Ho Lee replaced him at DH. … Mariners LHP James Paxton (left elbow contusion) appears to be on track to start Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels. “I feel good about where he’s at right now,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I’d be shocked if he didn’t make the start on Tuesday.” … A’s RHP Jesse Hahn (strained right shoulder) will make a rehab start Tuesday night for Triple-A Nashville. Barring a setback, Hahn likely will make just one rehab start before being activated from the 15-day disabled list. … A’s RHP Sonny Gray (strained right forearm) has yet to resume throwing since going on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 7. Manager Bob Melvin said there’s a chance that Gray might not pitch again this season. “I don’t necessarily think it’s important,” Melvin said. “I mean, it’s nice to know that you’re healthy again and you don’t have to worry about it in the offseason, but it’s not like we’re going to push him to try to get him out there just to get him out there.” Gray won’t resume throwing until after inflammation in his arm goes away and he goes through a strengthening program.