Emerson Hancock Leads Mariners Past Athletics 4‑1

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Emerson Hancock allowed one hit in six innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park.

Hancock (4-2) struck out three and walked two, earning his seventh quality start. Victor Robles collected three hits and Mitch Garver had two hits and an RBI for Seattle, which totaled 11 hits. The Mariners scored three runs in the second inning on a ground-rule double by Garver and consecutive sacrifice flies by Cole Young and J.P. Crawford. They added a run in the fourth on Julio Rodríguez’s single.

Tyler Soderstrom homered off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth for the Athletics’ lone run. Gage Jump (0-1) allowed nine hits and four earned runs in five innings for the loss. José A. Ferrer and Gabe Speier combined for two scoreless relief innings for Seattle.

The Mariners improved to 27-29, while the Athletics fell to 27-28. Attendance was 9,539, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.