 struck out six and walked two, combining with two relievers on a three-hitter as Seattle recorded its fourth shutout of the season. The Mariners have won five straight and seven of their last nine.Over his last two starts, the 26-year-old left-hander has allowed one unearned run in 12 2/3 innings.Daniel Gossett (0-2) allowed one unearned run on four hits in seven innings in his third big league start of the season and first since he was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on April 7. The right-hander struck out five and walked one, and his ERA dropped from 11.05 to 5.65.The Mariners scored in the top of the fourth when Guillermo Heredia doubled leading off the inning. He was at third with one out when A's shortstop Marcus Semien bobbled Kyle Seager's fielder's choice grounder before he could get off a throw.The A's were shut out for the third time this season and have scored just two runs in 19 innings since a 7-3 East Coast trip in which they won their last four games.Juan Nicasio worked the eighth, and Edwin Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his 17th save in 19 opportunities.OUTFIELD HIGHLIGHTSA's right fielder Stephen Piscotty made two standout defensive plays. He crashed into the padding and reached over the right field wall, robbing Mike Zunino in the third. With a runner at second in the in the seventh, he made a diving catch to take away a likely run-scoring single from John Andreoli, who was making his major league debut.FINE DEBUTMariners manager Scott Servais liked what he saw of Andreoli in spring training.''He plays with a football mentality,'' Servais said of the 27-year-old. ''He's a very intense dude.'' Andreoli got his first hit in the fifth and made a diving catch in the gap in right center in the eighth.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: OF Nelson Cruz went 0-for-4 after missing two games with a bruised elbow sustained when he was hit by a pitch Saturday against Detroit. ... OF Mitch Haniger, who was hit by a pitch on his right forearm on Tuesday, was given a day off. He also could sit out Thursday's series finale, Servais said. ... RHP Dan Altavilla was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.Athletics: OF/DH Khris Davis was placed on the DL with a strained right groin. The move was retroactive to Monday. ... The A's called up INF Franklin Barreto along with Gossett from Triple-A Nashville and designated RHP Wilmer Font for assignment.UP NEXTMariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (5-3, 5.53 ERA) is 26-10 with a 2.64 ERA in 49 career starts against Oakland.Athletics: Reliever Josh Lucas (0-0, 1.35) will make a spot start.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
A's host Mariners in battle of injury-ravaged clubs 8h ago• 2 min read OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two teams suddenly engulfed in injuries will put short-handed lineups on the field once again Wednesday night when the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series.Pitchers took advantage of the band-aid lineups in the series opener Tuesday, with the Mariners overcoming yet another injury when Guillermo Heredia doubled home the tiebreaking run in a 3-2, 10-inning victory.The clutch hit came six innings after the Mariners' Mitch Haniger had to leave the game after having been hit by a Trevor Cahill pitch in the left elbow.The clubs combined for 13 hits with the A's missing their top power source in Khris Davis, who sustained a groin injury Sunday in Toronto.After viewing an MRI, the A's elected not to place Davis on the disabled list, but his availability for this week's six home games remains in question.The Mariners chose not to be as patient with sparkplug Dee Gordon, who landed on the DL with a fractured big toe on his right foot.Gordon had attempted to play through the injury, which occurred during an at-bat May 9, but Mariners manager Scott Servais decided that some time off would be best for the .304 hitter."He knows he's not right," Servais explained, acknowledging that Gordon was not in total agreement with the decision. "It even started affecting him in the batter's box a little bit with his swing. So let's get out ahead of this thing."He tried to play through it as long as he could, but it just wasn't working." Gordon joined injured Nelson Cruz and suspended Robinson Cano on the sidelines. That became a quartet by midgame Tuesday with the loss of Haniger, who had been promoted to No. 3 in the lineup by attrition.Without four of their top bats, the Mariners managed six hits off four A's pitchers Tuesday. Fortunately for Seattle, one was a two-run homer by catcher Mike Zunino, which was enough to keep the visitors even until Heredia's heroics.Perhaps fittingly, the A's will have to settle for an injury-replacement starting pitcher Wednesday when Daniel Gossett makes his third start of the season.He has been summoned from Triple-A Nashville, where he was 4-0, to sub for fellow right-hander Andrew Triggs, who experienced nerve irritation in his pitching arm during his last start in Toronto.Gossett (0-1, 11.05) has struggled in his career against the Mariners, going 0-3 with a 9.49 ERA in three career starts.He's allowed six home runs and 18 total hits in 12 1/3 innings against the Mariners. Included in the homers were a pair by Haniger and a three-run shot by Zunino.Gossett will be opposed by Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales (3-3, 4.66).The 26-year-old has never pitched in Oakland. He didn't get a decision in a 10-8 win over the A's in Seattle in April, allowing four runs in 3 1/3 innings.He's faced the A's twice in his career, once in relief, with a 0-0 record and 4.91 ERA.
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