OAKLAND -- Only once in his first 22 games did Kendall Graveman get scorched by having the first pitch of an at-bat taken out of the park.
The Mariners did it to him twice Saturday night, and those homers from Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano were just enough to allow Seattle to pin a 4-3 loss on Oakland in front of a full house of 35,067 fireworks aficionados.It was the sixth crowd of at least 30,000 to watch the 52-65 A's at the Coliseum this season, and Oakland has had trouble in front of the big gates, going just 2-4 in those games.