Game result and context
Athletics beat Seattle Mariners 7-6 as Seattle falls to 66-76, 6.0 games back in wild card race
Four Athletics home runs in inning 3 erased an early Seattle lead, and 2 more runs in inning 5 held up in a 7-6 win over the Seattle Mariners. Logan Gilbert struck out 10 but allowed 7 earned runs in 4.2 innings and took the loss. Seattle fell to 66-76, while the Athletics improved to 56-86.
Final result
The Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on 2026-09-04 at T-Mobile Park, with 34,134 in attendance. The game went 9 innings.
The win moved the Athletics to 56-86. The Mariners dropped to 66-76.
How the game changed
Seattle struck first with 2 runs in inning 2. The lead did not last. In the top of inning 3, the Athletics hit 4 home runs: solo shots from Max Muncy and Alika Williams, a homer from Jeff McNeil that drove in 2, and a solo homer from Zack Gelof. The Athletics scored 5 runs in the inning to go in front.
The Mariners answered with 3 runs in the bottom of inning 3, including a homer by Cal Raleigh that drove in 2, to tie the game at 5. The Athletics scored 2 in inning 5 to retake the lead. Seattle got 1 back in inning 8 but could not find the tying run, and the scoring ended there.
Key performances
Muncy had 3 hits in 4 at bats with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Gelof had 2 hits in 5 at bats with a homer, 2 runs and 2 RBI. McNeil also had 2 hits in 5 at bats with a homer and 2 RBI. Williams had 1 hit in 3 at bats, a home run, 2 runs and an RBI.
For Seattle, Raleigh had 2 hits in 3 at bats with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Gilbert struck out 10 in 4.2 innings but allowed 7 earned runs and took the loss, which made him 11-9. The Athletics finished with 4 home runs to 1 for Seattle.
Season and playoff context
Through 2026-09-04, the Mariners held a division rank of 3 at 66-76, 7.0 games back. They ranked 8 in the wild card standings, 6.0 games back. Their elimination number was 14 for the division and 13 for the wild card.
The Athletics held a division rank of 4 at 56-86, 17.0 games back, and ranked 11 in the wild card standings, 16.0 games back. Their elimination number was 4 for the division and 3 for the wild card.
Series context
This was game 2 of 4 in a regular season series between the Athletics and the Mariners in Seattle. This game was not a playoff game.