OAKLAND -- On the day Robinson Cano returned to the Mariners, Felix Hernandez made his own comeback as well. But that didn't stop the surging A's, who beat Seattle, 3-2, to clinch a series victory between the two American League playoff contenders at the Coliseum.
In his first game back from an 80-game suspension for testing positive to a banned substance, Cano went 1-for-4 and played a flawless game at first base, his first time at that position in his 14-year Major League career.
Hernandez's return was less expected as he was brought in from the bullpen for the first time in his 14-year career, replacing James Paxton after the Mariners starter took a Jed Lowrie line drive off his left forearm with one out in the first inning.