AJ Pollock homered to break up a no-hit bid in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila).
Pollock lined a solo shot to left field off A’s reliever Richard Lovelady (0-1) with one out in the eighth, and Jose Caballero followed with a double to left. Jarred Kelenic later doubled home the go-ahead run later in the inning off Jeurys Familia.
Five Mariners pitchers combined on a three-hitter with 16 strikeouts. Reliever Gabe Speier (1-0) earned his first major league victory and Paul Sewald worked the ninth for his eighth save of the season.
The game featured a pitching duel between a pair of rookie right-handers. A’s starter Mason Miller left after seven no-hit innings. Mariners starter Bryce Miller, in his major league debut, gave up a run on two hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts.
In other games, it was the Reds 2, Padres 1 (10 innings); Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 4; Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6; Rays 4, Pirates 1; Braves 6, Marlins 0; Giants 2, Astros 0; Yankees 4, Guardians 2; Nationals 4, Cubs 1; White Sox 3, Twins 2 (10 innings); Orioles 11, Royals 7; Angels 5, Cardinals 1; Rockies 3, Brewers 2; and Dodgers 13, Phillies 1.
Reds 2, Padres 1 (10 innings)
Jonathan India singled home automatic runner Matt Reynolds from second base leading off the top of the 10th inning to give visiting Cincinnati a win over San Diego.
The Reds snapped a run of seven straight losses to the Padres and a streak of nine straight losses in San Diego.
Derek Law (1-4) pitched a scoreless ninth to win his first game of the season. Alexis Diaz earned his fifth save. Luis Garcia (1-3) took the loss.
Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 4
Ezequiel Duran belted a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, three relievers combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings and Texas held on to beat Arizona in Arlington, Texas.
Duran finished 3-for-4 and Marcus Semien had two hits for Texas, which has won four games in a row. Jon Gray allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. — Field Level Media
