Seager's three RBIs help Mariners stop A's 5-game win streak

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland's starting pitchers had been so dominant during this recent stretch until Kyle Seager and Seattle swung away and took it to Sean Manaea.

Seager had a two-run double in the decisive third inning among his three hits and three RBIs, Mitch Haniger added two doubles and the Mariners beat the Athletics 4-2 on Monday night in a matchup of teams trying to stay in wild-card contention.

Seager matched his career high with 99 RBIs.

“One more would be a really nice number for me,” he said.

Tyler Anderson (2-1) struck out seven and walked one over seven impressive innings, allowing one run on four hits to win for the first time in six starts since Aug. 17 at Texas. Anderson is the first of three lefties Oakland is scheduled to face over the four-game series.

Ty France added an RBI single in the third off Manaea (10-10), who matched his career high in losses. The A's got one back in the bottom half on a double by Khris Davis, but that was it until Starling Marte's run-scoring single in the eighth.

Oakland trails Toronto by two games for the second AL wild card, while Seattle decreased its deficit to three games behind the Blue Jays.

Paul Sewald closed out the 2-hour, 47-minute game for his ninth save as the A's had their five-game winning streak snapped.

“They’ve pitched really well against us,” A's manager Bob Melvin said.

Seager singled home another run in the fifth and was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.

Manaea reached double-digit losses for the second time in his career, also in 2017 with 10. The lefty gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings — the first time in three games A’s starting pitchers allowed a run. They had been 6-1 over the previous 12 outings.

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