SEATTLE -- Chris Coghlan ripped a one-out home run off Mariners closer Steve Cishek in the top of the ninth on Friday to lift the A's to a 3-2 victory and spoil the night for a sellout crowd at Safeco Field in Seattle's home opener.
Coghlan, acquired in a trade from the Cubs in February, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and his first home run for the A's snapped a string of 11 consecutive scoreless innings by the Mariners' bullpen to open the season.
Taijuan Walker gave up two runs on seven hits -- including a solo homer by A's designated hitter Josh Reddick in the fifth -- in a six-inning outing in his season debut for the Mariners.