Mariners 7, Athletics 2
SEATTLE -- Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz combined for five hits and Oakland committed four errors as the Seattle Mariners defeated the A's 7-2 on Saturday night.
Cano went 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs for the Mariners. Cruz was 2 for 3 and also reached on a walk and a hit by pitch.
The Mariners (13-17) won consecutive games for the first time since sweeping the Texas Rangers in a three-game series April 27-29.
Oakland (12-20) has lost four straight and five of its past six games, going 4-12 since April 22.
Cano had three hits, two runs and an RBI as Seattle built a 6-1 lead in the first six innings. Mariners starter J.A. Happ (3-1) had another strong outing while allowing four hits and one run in five innings.
Oakland starter Jesse Hahn went 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits, four earned runs and two unearned runs before 32-year-old reliever Angel Castro came on to make his major league debut in the sixth.
Castro struck out the first batter he faced, then gave up an RBI single to Cano and walked Cruz before getting out of the inning with a long flyout off the bat of Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager.
Oakland's four errors led to two unearned runs, and the mistake-plagued A's also had two wild pitches and issued six walks and two hit batters.
A's first baseman Mark Canha hit his fifth home run of the season. Hissolo shot in the eighth inning cut the Seattle lead to 6-2.
Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien had three hits and two stolen bases, and center fielder Billy Burns and second baseman Eric Sogard each had two hits for the A's. Nine of Oakland's 10 hits were singles.
NOTES: A's RHP Jarrod Parker, who was making his fourth rehab start while trying to come back from Tommy John surgery, suffered a serious elbow injury Friday night. Parker hurt the elbow while throwing his 87th pitch of a game for Triple-A Nashville. His prognosis for playing again this season was unknown as of early Saturday night. ... Oakland reinstated 1B Nate Freiman from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Nashville. He had been on the DL since Opening Day because of a strained lumbar muscle. ... Lloyd McClendon went into Saturday night's game with 99 wins as Mariners manager. ... Seattle rescinded its roster move earlier in the week that sent LHP Tyler Olson to Triple-A Tacoma. A medical examination revealed a bruised right knee and Olson was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 3.