SEATTLE — Jeffrey Springs pitched seven scoreless innings, Max Muncy homered for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Saturday night.
Lawrence Butler added a two-run homer, Henry Bolte and Donovan Walton each had RBI hits, and Geoff Hartlieb and Elvis Alvarado worked the final two innings.
The A’s (57-86) have won four in a row for the first time since June 13.
The Athletics plan to move to Las Vegas in 2028, when they are scheduled to open play at a new ballpark on the Strip.
The Mariners (66-77) dropped a season-worst 11 games under .500, losing their third straight against the Athletics. Seattle is seven games behind first-place Houston in the AL West and six back of Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot.
Springs (4-13) bounced back after a tough stretch in August, including allowing seven runs in his previous start against Baltimore on Aug. 30. Heading into Seattle with a 6.37 ERA, the 33-year-old allowed no runs on two hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two on just 81 pitches. It was Springs’ first win since April 14.
Muncy hit his ninth homer of the season — a 428-foot solo blast into left field off George Kirby (9-11). Muncy added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 2-0.
Kirby went 6 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits.
Butler hit his 13th home run of the season to left field off Michael Rucker in the eighth inning.
Ginn heads to IL
The Athletics placed right-handed starter J.T. Ginn on the 15-day IL because of an elbow impingement in his pitching arm.
In a corresponding move, right-hander Jack Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Ginn last pitched Aug. 26. His next scheduled start was delayed due to fatigue/soreness.
Ginn (9-8), 27, has enjoyed a breakout campaign for the struggling A’s. Over 138 1/3 innings and 24 starts, he has a 3.71 ERA with 121 strikeouts and 57 walks. Twice he flirted with no- hitters, including losing one in the ninth to the Angels in May.
Up next
Athletics LHP Gage Jump (6-9, 5.15) was set to face RHP Bryan Woo (10-9, 4.25) in the series finale Sunday.
