OAKLAND -- Corey Seager belted a three-run home run in the first inning Wednesday, giving the Mariners a lead they wouldn't relinquish in a 6-3 victory over the A's that also featured a pair of loud homers from Nelson Cruz.
The win, which capped a two-game series victory at the Coliseum, also gave Seattle a temporary half-game lead for the second American League Wild Card spot, pending results from games played by Tampa Bay and Kansas City later tonight.
Seattle's hefty supply of power backed a three-run outing by veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo, who was denied the win after being pulled with one out in the fifth inning following Jed Lowrie's RBI double.