Mariners slug 4 homers in their 9-2 victory over the Athletics

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone each hit a two-run homer in a six-run third inning that sent the Seattle Mariners to a 9-2 victory over the Athletics on Monday night.

Randy Arozarena had an RBI double in the third and a two-run homer in the ninth. J.P. Crawford also went deep for the Mariners, who moved within 1 1/2 games of the first-place A's in the AL West.

Seattle starter Luis Castillo pitched four scoreless innings before Bryce Miller (1-0) worked the final five.

Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz walked in the third to extend his on-base streak to 48 games, equaling the single-season club record Mark McGwire set in 1995. McGwire stretched the mark to 62 when he reached base safely in the first 14 games the following season.

Kurtz, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, tied Albert Pujols (2001) for the fifth-longest streak by a major league player 23 or younger.

Crawford hit his seventh homer leading off the fourth and Arozarena added his sixth in the ninth — a 437-foot shot to center field.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson went in with a plan to piggyback Castillo and Miller, and it worked out well.

Castillo left with a 7-0 lead after allowing two hits and striking out six. Miller went the rest of the way and gave up Shea Langeliers’ 13th homer — a solo shot in the eighth.

Josh Naylor drove in a run on a forceout before scoring from first on a double by Arozarena for the first two runs off Aaron Civale (5-2).

Raley hit the next pitch for his 11th home run, and Cole Young doubled before Canzone homered for the fifth time to make it 6-0. Arozarena had three of Seattle’s 12 hits.

Civale gave up seven runs and nine hits in four innings. The right-hander has yielded nine homers in his last six starts.

Jack Perkins allowed two runs and three hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out seven.

Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (3-2, 3.07 ERA) starts Tuesday opposite Athletics RHP Luis Severino (2-5, 4.23).

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The Seattle Mariners celebrate after winning a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Seattle Mariners' Randy Arozarena (56) celebrates with Julio Rodríguez (44) after Arozarena hit a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Athletics pitcher Aaron Civale throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Seattle Mariners' Luke Raley celebrates after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Seattle Mariners' Dominic Canzone, center, celebrates after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) CORRECTION: Corrects to Dominic Canzone not Cole Young.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States, also known as the Quad, are meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday on how to strengthen their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and common concerns about China’s growing influence in the region.

The meeting brings together India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. India’s foreign ministry said the ministers would discuss recent developments in the Indo-Pacific and ways to advance cooperation among their nations.

The leaders are also expected to discuss the Iran war and halted energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

The four nations make up the Quad group, a key strategic partnership for cooperation on maritime security, supply chains and regional strategy as China expands its military and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific.

The Quad has repeatedly accused China of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea and aggressively pushing its maritime territorial claims. Beijing maintains that its military is purely defensive to protect what it says are China’s sovereign rights and calls the Quad an attempt to contain its economic growth and influence.

The meeting comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump visited China, a trip closely watched in New Delhi for signs of any shift in Washington’s approach toward Beijing.

Rubio, who arrived in India on Saturday, said that Washington wants the Quad to move beyond being a dialogue platform and take more concrete action on issues including maritime security and critical minerals. He also said officials were working toward a summit of the four leaders later this year, although no date has been announced.

The four countries had hoped to hold a leaders’ summit in India last year, but the plan was delayed because of strains in U.S.-India relations, including disagreements over tariffs..

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to reporters following a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, right, listens to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to reporters following a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters following a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, second left, speaks as Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen following a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)