Bay Area Native Woo the Winner as Mariners Top A’s in Final Visit to Oakland Coliseum

Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners watches the flight of his two-run, first-inning home run against the Oakland A's in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. Jed Jacobsohn/AP Photo

OAKLAND, Calif.—Cal Raleigh hit a two-run home run in the first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the fifth, Julio Rodríguez also connected, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6–4 on Thursday in their final scheduled visit to the Coliseum.

Luke Raley added a two-run shot in the ninth for key insurance as the Mariners closed within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Houston Astros in the American League West standings.