SEATTLE -- The Mariners treaded water with a win Monday night, beating the Orioles, 2-1, to remain 5 1/2 games behind the Athletics -- who beat the Yankees in Oakland -- for the second spot in the American League Wild Card race.
Dee Gordon drove home the game's deciding run with a sacrifice fly that scored Cameron Maybin, who tripled to lead off the fifth inning.
Erasmo Ramirez earned the victory after lasting 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and allowing just a pair of baserunners: one on a Jonathan Villar solo shot and another on a broken-bat single by Tim Beckham.