Bleday homers, Estes earns first win as A’s beat Mariners 8-1 [Video]

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Oakland Athletics second baseman Abraham Toro (31) goes to tag Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez on a steal attmpt during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Seattle. Rodríguez was tagged out after coming off the bag. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie starter Joey Estes struck out five in five solid innings after being called up earlier in the day for his first major league win, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night.

Abraham Toro and Brent Rooker hit run-scoring singles in the two-run third inning to put Oakland up 2-1. Max Schuemann added a three-run double in the eighth and JJ Bleday had a two-run homer in the ninth as Oakland snapped a two-game losing streak. The A’s had lost five of six following a six-game winning streak.

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