Kyle Seager hit a two-run single and Marco Gonzales won his second straight decision, as the Mariners inched closer in the AL wild-card chase with a 4-3 win over the Athletics.
Ramón Laureano hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning as Oakland finally got on the board once Shohei Ohtani left the mound, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1.
Jed Lowrie and Matt Olson drove in a run each to back a strong start by Frankie Montas and give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday.
Yordan Álvarez hit two homers and drove in five runs, José Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6.
Andy Ibañez and Jose Trevino each hit three-run homers as the Texas Rangers ended a six-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over former teammate Elvis Andrus and the Oakland A's.
Matt Olson hit his 14th homer of the season and added a key two-run single as part of Oakland’s big seventh inning, as the Athletics rolled to a 12-6 win over Seattle.
Kyle Lewis homered and, Yusei Kikuchi pitched six smooth innings, as the Seattle Mariners ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2.