Khris Davis' two homers not enough as A's lose to Mariners 4-3

OAKLAND - Khris Davis homered twice and drove in three runs for Oakland but the Athletics lost to the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday night.

Davis homered leading off the second and added a towering, two-run shot in the seventh - his fourth homer in nine games after hitting only one in his first 16 games.

Robinson Cano had three hits and scored twice and Kyle Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning for the Mariners.

Nelson Cruz added three hits, and Chris Iannetta and Adam Lind drove in runs for Seattle, which has won five straight at the Oakland Coliseum.

All of Seattle’s runs came off starter Kendall Graveman (1-3), who has been tagged for 10 runs over his last 11 innings. Graveman struck out six and walked one in 61/3 innings.

LINCECUM WATCH

The A’s and Mariners each plan to have a representative at Tim Lincecum’s showcase workout in Arizona next week. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is a free agent who hasn’t pitched in the majors since June 27 but is hoping to return to the big leagues.

“I’d be surprised if most teams weren’t out there looking at him,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. “He’s been a big-time pitcher and a guy that is very well-liked out here in the Bay Area.”