A's at M's Recap: Oakland Wins 5-2 in Seattle

The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners squared off on Wednesday, April 22, with the A's looking to build on their recent momentum. Oakland had just beaten Seattle 6-4 in their previous matchup, showing they could compete with the Mariners' strong pitching staff. This game took place at Seattle's home stadium, where the A's were ready to strike again. Jacob Lopez took the mound for Oakland while Luis Castillo started for the Mariners. From the opening inning, the Athletics came out aggressive. Soderstrom stepped up early and crushed a double to right field off an 86 mph slider, driving in Kurtz to give Oakland an immediate 1-0 lead. The A's struck first, establishing early control of the game.

Seattle refused to fall behind quietly in this contest. In the third inning, Naylor hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Refsnyder and tying the game at 1-1. The Mariners showed resilience, bouncing back quickly against Oakland's pitching. However, the Athletics answered in the fourth inning when McNeil crushed a home run to right center. His 101 mph exit velocity sent the ball 395 feet, pushing Oakland ahead 2-1. Seattle wouldn't stay down long though. Raleigh launched his own home run in the fifth inning, a 367-foot blast to left center with 104 mph exit velocity, evening things up at 2-2. Both teams were matching each other's offense back and forth.

Oakland took control in the sixth inning when Wilson doubled to left, scoring Soderstrom for a 3-2 advantage. The A's kept the pressure mounting in the seventh inning as Langeliers launched a massive home run to center field. The ball rocketed off his bat at 109 mph and soared 417 feet, extending Oakland's lead to 4-2. Finally, in the ninth inning, Wilson delivered a crucial single to center, scoring Kurtz and padding the advantage to 5-2. This victory was important for the Athletics as they moved to 13-12 on the season, showing their young roster could compete. Meanwhile, Seattle dropped to 11-15 despite their deep pitching staff. Oakland's bats proved too strong down the stretch, securing this come-from-behind momentum.