Mariners 4, Athletics 3 (11 innings)
SEATTLE -- First baseman Logan Morrison hit the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning into the center-field bleachers to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 win over the Oakland A's on Friday night.
Seattle (12-17) snapped a two-game losing streak and Oakland dropped its third in a row. The A's (12-19) are now 0-5 in extra-inning games and 1-9 in games decided by one run.
Morrison hit his fifth homer of the season on the only pitch Oakland reliever Dan Otero (2-2) threw. The two teams combined to use 13 pitchers in the 11-inning game.
A's starter Sonny Gray continued his mastery at Safeco Field, where he is 3-0 with a 1.07 ERA in five career starts, but he didn't factor into the decision. Gray allowed one run and six hits in six innings while bringing his season ERA down to 1.65.
Gray left with a 3-1 lead after six innings, but the Mariners quickly tied the score 3-3 against the Oakland bullpen.
Left fielder Dustin Ackley welcomed reliever Evan Scribner to the game with a leadoff single and came around to score on designated hitter Brad Miller's one-out double. Second baseman Robinson Cano then doubled to bring home Miller with the tying run.
The score remained tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth when Seattle shortstop Chris Taylor almost walked off with a leadoff homer -- only to see his long fly ball caught on the warning track in center.
Reliever Tyler Clippard, the fifth of six Oakland pitchers used in the game, came out of the bullpen to retire Seattle's 3-4-5 hitters in order in the bottom of the 10th.
Seattle used seven pitchers. Starter Taijuan Walker needed 97 pitches just to get through five innings.
Right fielder Josh Reddick's two-out, two-run homer in the top of the fifth gave Oakland a 3-1 lead. Reddick tagged a 2-2 pitch from Walker over the center-field fence for his fifth home run of the season.
Seattle first baseman Logan Morrison gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the second. Billy Butler tied the score in the top of the third when the Oakland designated hitter drove in a run with a two-out single to make it 1-1.
The most exciting play of the third came when Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager chased down a foul ball and made an over-the-shoulder catch on a dead sprint near the stands. That catch, and a force play at third base that Walker started after fielding a bunt, helped hold Oakland to one run in the top of the third despite the A's leading off with three consecutive runners.
Gray got out of a jam of his own in the bottom of the third when the Mariners loaded the bases but failed to get a run.
Walker allowed three earned runs and five hits in five innings before left-hander Joe Beimel came on in relief to open the sixth. Walker walked two and struck out six.
NOTES: Seattle activated RHP Tom Wilhelmsen before Friday's game. The reliever had been out since April 10 because of a hyperextended right elbow. ... To make room for Wilhelmsen on the 25-man roster, the Mariners optioned RHP Dominic Leone to Triple-A Tacoma. Leone was 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in eight relief appearances with Seattle this season. ... Oakland promoted RHP Angel Castro from the minors, setting up a possible major-league debut for the 32-year-old reliever. To make room for Castro on the 40-man roster, the A's designated OF Alex Hassan for assignment. RHP R.J. Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to clear a spot on the 25-man roster. ... Entering Friday's game, the A's had a league-high eight losses (1-8) in one-run games. ... A's RHP Sonny Gray went into Friday's game with a 4-0 record and 0.97 ERA against AL West competition. His only no-decision came in an April 11 loss to Seattle, an 11-inning game that Oakland dropped 5-4.