A's score on go-ahead walk, beat Mariners 3-2

SEATTLE - Jed Lowrie drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th inning to force in the tiebreaking run and lift the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

Mariners reliever Fernando Rodney (1-6) came on in the 10th and walked Coco Crisp to open the inning. After Crisp advanced to second on a sacrifice, Rodney intentionally walked Josh Donaldson and then Alberto Callaspo drew another walk to load the bases.

Rodney struck out Brandon Moss looking before walking Lowrie on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run.

Luke Gregerson (5-1) pitched a perfect ninth to earn the win, and Sean Doolittle, reinstated from the disabled list one day earlier, pitched the 10th for his 21st save as Oakland remained a half-game ahead of Kansas City for the American League’s first wild card. The Mariners dropped a game behind the Royals for the league’s second wild card.

Donaldson hit his team-leading 27th home run in the sixth inning to tie the score at 1-1. Oakland took the lead in the seventh when Josh Reddick doubled with one out, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Eric Sogard’s two-out single.

Sogard, who had three hits, stole second and moved to third on another wild pitch, but Hernandez struck out Crisp to end the inning.

Seattle’s Robinson Cano tied the score at 2-all with a solo home run, his 14th, in the bottom of the inning.

Oakland starter Sonny Gray allowed two runs and five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in eight innings.

Seattle’s Felix Hernandez gave up two runs and seven hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. It marked the seventh time this season he’s pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer without a decision.

The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the third when James Jones tripled and scored on Chris Taylor’s single up the middle.

The game drew 43,913 for Seattle’s first sellout since its home opener.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: C Geovany Soto, who left Friday’s game with back spasms, will hopefully be able to return after Oakland’s day off Monday, manager Bob Melvin said. ... OF Craig Gentry, who has not played since suffering a concussion on Tuesday, felt dizzy after riding a stationary bike on Friday but did not feel dizziness after riding on Saturday. “Hopefully we’re on the right path with him,” Melvin said.

Mariners: OF Dustin Ackley was out of the lineup again with soreness in his foot and ankle. Ackley played Friday after sitting out four games, and Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said he’s day-to-day.

UP NEXT

Athletics: Jon Lester (14-10) is 8-3 with a 1.79 in 16 starts since June 12, the second-best ERA in the American League in that time.

Mariners: Chris Young (12-7) will try to set a new career high for wins in the series finale with Oakland. He’s 1-2 with a 4.35 ERA in six appearances against the A’s this season.