Athletics 3, Mariners 2
SEATTLE -- Oakland right fielder Chris Coghlan hit a one-out, solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to lift the A's to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Coghlan hit a 1-2 pitch from new Seattle closer Steve Cishek over the right-field fence to break a 2-2 tie. Oakland reliever Ryan Madson earned his second save of the season after pitching a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
Coghlan had two RBIs for Oakland (2-3). He drove in the A's first run with an RBI single in the top of the fourth.
Oakland reliever Sean Doolittle (1-1) earned the win, while Cishek (0-1) took the loss. Coghlan's home run was only the second hit, and accounted for the first run scored, off the Mariners' bullpen this season.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Seattle's Taijuan Walker allowed two hits off seven hits over six innings, throwing 100 pitches while striking out four. Oakland starter Eric Surkamp gave up four hits and two runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Coghlan and Oakland leadoff hitter Billy Burns each had a pair of hits for the A's.
Oakland veteran Josh Reddick and Seattle rookie first baseman Dae-Ho Lee traded fifth-inning solo home runs as the teams went into the sixth inning tied 2-2.
Reddick hit his first home run of the season, while Lee, a 33-year-old rookie from South Korea, recorded his first major league hit with the homer to center field.
The A's jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Lee got the Mariners on the board in the bottom of the fifth.
Coghlan opened the scoring with an RBI single in the top of the fourth off the glove of Lee, who made a leaping attempt in Coghlan's single brought teammate Danny Valencia in from third base for a 1-0 lead.
Reddick's two-out home run to right field gave Oakland a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth before Lee countered the shot with a solo homer of his own to cut the deficit to 2-1. Three batters later, Seattle shortstop Ketel Marte brought Leonys Martin home from third on a sacrifice fly to center field, tying the score 2-2.
Seattle starter Taijuan Walker gave up seven hits over the first five innings, but a pair of double plays and two inning-ending strikeouts from Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien with runners on base helped minimize the damage.
Eric Surkamp, who was making his first appearance with Oakland, allowed two earned runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings. He worked around two errors by second baseman Jed Lowrie and ended the fifth by getting slugger Nelson Cruz on a double-play.
NOTES: Friday night served as the Mariners' home opener, while Oakland was playing on the road for the first time this season. ... Seattle RF Nelson Cruz was presented with his 2015 Silver Slugger award before the game. ... Four Seattle players were making their home debut as Mariners on Friday: LF Nori Aoki, C Chris Iannetta, 1B Dae-ho Lee and CF Leonys Martin. Lee, a 33-year-old South Korean, started at first base but was still looking for his first Major League hit. ... Entering Friday, Athletics SS Marcus Semien had a career batting average of .379, with four home runs and six RBIs in seven games at Safeco Field. ... LHP Rich Hill, Oakland's improbable opening day starter because of Sonny Gray's food poisoning, is scheduled to make his second start of the season Saturday in Seattle.