Dee Gordon's second home run of the season broke a 0-0 tie in the 12th inning, and closer Edwin Diaz picked up his 47th save as the Mariners improved to 70-52 and trimmed a game off Oakland's lead in the second wild card to 2 1/2 games.
OAKLAND — On the verge of being swept in perhaps the most embarrassing of ways — failing to score for 12 innings — the Mariners were pulled from the abyss of frustration by the power of Dee Gordon.
Yes, Dee Gordon.
No, it’s not a typo.
With one-out in the top of the 12th, Mike Zunino on first base and facing A’s long reliever Yusmeiro Petit, Gordon ambushed a first-pitch change, pulling a long fly ball over the wall in right field for a two-run homer to break a 0-0 tie.