OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Chavez still can't get a win against the Seattle Mariners. Towering two-run home runs by Logan Morrison and Seth Smith made sure of that.
Nelson Cruz's 21st home run of the season and Brad Miller's eighth — both coming off reliever Evan Scribner — only made things worse for Oakland.
The A's wasted an early three-run lead and couldn't overcome Seattle's power surge in a 9-5 loss to the Mariners on Friday night.
"There's a lot of things that have been happening lately that shouldn't be happening," Chavez said after his second straight loss.