Game result and context
Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5 in 10 innings: Walton walk-off homer dents Mariners' wild-card hopes
Seattle went ahead in the top of the 10th, but Donovan Walton answered with a two-run homer as the Athletics won 6-5 at Sutter Health Park. The Mariners slipped to 69-79 and remain 6.0 games out of a wild-card spot with an elimination number of 9, while the Athletics moved to 60-88.
Final result
The Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in 10 innings on September 11, 2026, before a crowd of 8682 at Sutter Health Park.
With the win, the home side reached 60-88. Seattle's record fell to 69-79.
How the game changed
The decisive moment came in the last at-bat. Seattle pushed across 1 run in the top of the 10th to go in front, and Walton then hit a homer worth 2 RBI in the bottom half to end it.
The early innings swung both ways. The Mariners scored 1 in the first, the Athletics replied with 2, and Seattle drew even with a run in the second. Lawrence Butler gave the Athletics the lead with a two-run shot in the bottom of the third.
Lazaro Montes tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth. Both bullpens and lineups then went scoreless through the ninth. The Athletics out-homered Seattle 2 to 1.
Key performances
Walton finished 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and a run scored. Butler posted an identical line at the plate, also collecting 3 hits in 5 at-bats. Jeff McNeil added 2 hits in 4 at-bats, scored twice and drove in 1.
Montes went 1 for 3 for Seattle, with his homer accounting for both of his RBI. Josh Naylor had 2 hits in 5 trips and crossed the plate twice. George Kirby worked 6.0 innings, striking out 5 and allowing 4 earned runs.
Season and playoff context
For Seattle, the defeat was costly. The Mariners are third in their division, 6.0 games behind the leader, and rank eighth in the wild-card standings with an elimination number of 9.
The Athletics sit fourth in the division, 15.0 games back, and have been eliminated from both the division and wild-card races.
Series context
This was the opener of a three-game regular-season series, and the Athletics took Game 1.