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Zunino, Heredia lead Mariners to 3-2 win over A's in 10

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Mike Zunino hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Guillermo Heredia doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2.
Mike Zunino hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Guillermo Heredia doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The Mariners have won four straight games and six of their last eight.
Jean Segura singled with one out in the 10th ahead of Heredia’s one-out double to right-center off Yusmeiro Petit (1-1).
Nick Vincent (3-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Edwin Diaz earned his 16th save.
Seattle trailed 2-0 when Zunino hit his seventh homer, off starter Trevor Cahill.
Oakland built a two-run lead in the middle innings. Marcus Semien scored on Matt Chapman’s double-play grounder in the fourth and added an RBI single in the fifth.
The Mariners have won 13 of their last 16 games against the A’s and are 42-22 versus Oakland since 2015.
YER OUTTA HERE
Mariners manager Scott Servais was ejected by plate umpire Brian Knight after Ben Gamel took a called third strike to end the top of the ninth.
FOR STARTERS
Neither starting pitcher was involved in the decision but both pitched well. Mariners right-hander Mike Leake gave up two runs (one earned) in 6 2/3 innings of six-hit ball. He struck out three and walked none. Cahill allowed two runs in seven innings of four-hit ball during his second start since coming off the disabled list. He had been sidelined with a right elbow impingement.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: OF-2B Dee Gordon was placed on the disabled list with a broken right big toe.. OF-DH Nelson Cruz was out of the lineup for a second straight game with a bruised elbow sustained when he was hit by a pitch Saturday against Detroit.. OF Mitch Haniger was pulled in the fifth, an inning after he was hit by a pitch from Cahill on his left arm. X-rays were negative.
Athletics: DH-OF Khris Davis had an MRI to determine the severity of a right groin strain he sustained in Toronto. The team was awaiting results.. OF Boog Powell, on the DL since April 7 with a right knee sprain, started a running program last week and is about two weeks from sliding and baserunning drills.. RHP Andrew Triggs (right arm nerve irritation) had an MRI that showed no structural damage, trainer Nick Paparesta said.. RHP Paul Blackburn threw 45 pitches during an extended spring training game in Arizona on Monday. Blackburn will pitch in another extended spring game Saturday. He could start a minor league rehab assignment next week.. RHP Liam Hendricks (right groin strain) threw his third bullpen. He’ll travel to Arizona to face live hitters in extended spring training on Friday ahead of a rehab assignment.. LHP Ryan Buchter played catch from 75 feet and could pitch off a mound next week, Paparesta said.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzalez (3-3,4.66 ERA) pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball in his last start but wasn’t involved in the decision in a 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
Athletics: RHP Daniel Gossett (0-1,11.05) will be recalled from Triple-A Nashville. He was 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA in seven outings (five starts) with Nashville.

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