SEATTLE -- Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said he wasn't paying much attention to the out-of-town scoreboard at Safeco Field during his team's 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
No matter, Melvin and his team got the result they wanted.
Matt Olson hit a grand slam that capped a six-run fifth inning. Khris Davis added his major league-leading 47th home run and the A's moved closer in the AL wild-card race.
The Athletics took advantage of the Yankees' 8-7 loss to Tampa Bay to move within 1 1/2 games of New York atop the wild-card standings.