SEATTLE (AP) β Logan Morrison homered on the first pitch of the 11th inning from Oakland reliever Dan Otero and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Athletics 4-3 on Friday night.
Otero (2-2) had just finished his warmup pitches and left a 91 mph pitch over the middle of the plate to open the inning. Morrison didn’t miss, hitting his fifth homer of the season deep into the seats in right-center field. It was Seattle’s first game-ending homer since Kyle Seager in April 2014 against Houston.
Seattle rallied from a 3-1 deficit, scoring twice with two outs in the seventh inning on consecutive RBI doubles from Brad Miller and Robinson Cano to draw even.
The Mariners also got a stellar effort from their bullpen that had struggled of late. Carson Smith (1-1) allowed just one baserunner pitching the 10th and 11th innings as Seattle relievers allowed one hit in six scoreless innings of relief.
