WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Logan Gilbert pitched six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners pounded the Athletics 9-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Sutter Health Park.

Gilbert allowed five hits, struck out six and walked none to improve to 3-4. Jeffrey Springs took the loss, surrendering six hits and two earned runs over five innings while fanning seven, falling to 3-6.

Seattle struck quickly in the first inning when Rob Refsnyder launched a three-run homer. Colt Emerson added a two-run triple in the fourth and later drove in another run on a force out in the sixth. Julio Rodríguez capped the scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth. Emerson finished with two hits and two RBIs.

The Athletics scored their lone run in the ninth on a double-play grounder by Jeff McNeil that brought home Jonah Heim.

Seattle outhit 13-8. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced crowd of 9,612.

The Mariners improved to 28-29, while the Athletics dropped to 27-29. Seattle won its second straight in the three-game series after taking Monday and Tuesday contests.