It was as frustrating a loss as ever there was. The A’s blew an early lead, and a late lead, the latter with two outs and two strikes in the ninth. A pinch-hit, walk-off homer in the eleventh, courtesy of journeyman catcher Chris Herrmann, finally punished the A’s profligacy. With the Yankees’ win, the A’s fall further back in the race to host the AL Wild Card game.
If you’re into pitching, this wasn’t your game as the A’s and Mariners combined for 30 hits. Mariners’ starter Mike Leake lasted just an inning and a third, and Brett Anderson didn’t make it much further, pitching 2.