The Oakland Athletics avoid the sweep

The Seattle Mariners look to keep their good fortunes of late going by sweeping the Oakland Athletics. To help them accomplish the feat the Mariners are sending Chris Young to the mound. Standing the way of the Mariners is Sonny Gray pitching for the Athletics.

John Jaso will start the 1^st inning with a ground ball to Brad Miller for an out. Stephen Vogt is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Endy Chavez. That brings Yoenis Cespedes to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Endy Chavez will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to Jed Lowrie for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate, James Jones goes to third after a pick off attempt gets past the first baseman, and he hits a sacrifice bunt to bring Jones home. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 1^st inning. 1-0 Mariners.

Brandon Moss will start the 2^nd inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano for an out. Josh Donaldson is the next man to the plate and he flies out to James Jones. That brings Jed Lowrie to the plate and he grounds out to Justin Smoak to end the top of the inning. Logan Morrison will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he grounds out. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he walks. Brad Miller will try to keep the inning going as he hits a ball into foul territory that is caught to end the 2^nd inning.

Nick Punto will start the 3^rd inning with a strike out. Andy Parrino is the next man to the plate and he doubles. That bring Craig Gentry to the plate and he flies out to Endy Chavez.Back to the top of the order for John Jaso who pops up to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Jed Lowrie for an out. Back to the top of the order for Endy Chavez who grounds out to Stephen Vogt. That brings James Jones to the plate and he strikes out to end the 3^rd inning.

Stephen Vogt will start the 4^th with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for out. Yoenis Cespedes is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings Brandon Moss to the plate and strikes out to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a single,. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he singles and Cano to third. That brings Logan Morrison to the plate and he grounds into a fielder's choice as Seager is thrown out at second. With two on and one out Justin Smoak comes to the plate and he pop =s out to Josh Donaldson. With two on and two out Dustin Ackley steps up to the plate, Morrison steals third, and he strikes out to end the 4^th inning.

Josh Donaldson will start the 5^th inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Jed Lowrie is the next man to the plate and he doubles. That brings Nick Punto to the plate and he flies out to James Jones. Andy Parrino will try to keep the inning going as he walks. With two on and two out Craig Gentry comes to the plate and he singles as Jed Lowrie scores. Back to the top of the order for John Jaso who singles as Parrino scores. Still two on and two out as Stephen Vogt steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Brad Miller will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Stephen Vogt for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Endy Chavez who flies out to Brandon Moss to end the 5^th inning. 2-1 Athletics.

Yoenis Cespedes will start the 6^th inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Brandon Moss is the next man to the plate and he hits a homrun. That brings Josh Donaldson to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. Jed Lowrie will try to keep the inning going as he pops up to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Stephen Vogt for an out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Josh Donaldson. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate and he singles. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he singles but it hits Kyle Seager for an out to end the 6^th inning. 3-1 Athletics.

Danny Farquhar will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Nick Punto will start the 7^th inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Andy Parrino is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Craig Gentry to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for John Jaso who is hit by a pitch. Charlie Furbush will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. With two on and two out Stephen Vogt comes to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Justin Smoak will start the home half of the inning with a line drive to Nick Punto for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Jed Lowrie. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he flies out to Craig Gentry to end the 7^th inning.

Brandon Maurer will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Yoenis Cespedes will start the 8^th inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. Brandon Moss is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Josh Donaldson to the plate and he flies out to Endy Chavez to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Craig Gentry for an out. Back to the top of the order for Endy Chavez who singles. That brings James Jones to the plate and he grounds out to Jed Lowrie as Chavez goes to second. Robinson Cano will try to keep the inning going as he is intentionally walked. Sean Doolittle will take over the pitching duties for the Athletics. With two on and two out Kyle Seager comes to the plate and he pops up to Jed Lowrie to end the 8^th inning.

Joe Beimel will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Jed Lowrie will start the 9^th inning with a pop up to Robinson Cano for an out. Nick Punto is the next man to the plate and he hits a homerun that just stayed fair. That brings Andy Parrino to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller. Craig Gentry will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Logan Morrison will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he pops up to Nick Punto. That brings Willie Bloomquist, pinch hitting for Dustin Ackley, to the plate and he strikes out to end the game.

4-1 Athletics.