Springs throws 7 shutout innings, Muncy homers as A's beat Mariners 6-2

SEATTLE (AP) — Jeffrey Springs pitched seven scoreless inning, Max Muncy homered for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Saturday night.

Lawrence Butler added a two-run homer, Henry Bolte and Donovan Walton each had RBI hits, and Geoff Hartlieb and Elvis Alvarado worked the final two innings.

The A's (57-86) have won four in a row for the first time since June 13.

The Mariners (66-77) dropped a season-worst 11 games under .500, losing their third straight against the Athletics. Seattle is seven games behind first-place Houston in the AL West and six back of Cleveland and Toronto for the final AL wild-card spot.

Springs (4-13) bounced back after a tough stretch in August, including allowing seven runs in his previous start against Baltimore on Aug. 30. Heading into Seattle with a 6.37 ERA, the 33-year-old allowed no runs on two hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two on just 81 pitches. It was Springs' first win since April 14.

Muncy hit his ninth homer of the season — a 428-foot solo blast into left field off George Kirby (9-11). Muncy added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 2-0.

Kirby went 6 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits.

Butler hit his 13th home run of the season to left field off Michael Rucker in the eighth inning.

Athletics LHP Gage Jump (6-9, 5.15 ERA) was set to face RHP Bryan Woo (10-9, 4.25) in the series finale Sunday.

Athletics' Donovan Walton (29) celebrates an RBI double as Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford looks away during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a single against the Athletics during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford looks on after being called out on strikes to end the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletics' Max Muncy hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletics starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández provided key hits in Shohei Ohtani's absence as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.

Edman put the Dodgers ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning out of Ohtani’s regular leadoff spot, and Hernández had an RBI single in the first while replacing the two-way superstar at designated hitter.

Ohtani remains uncertain to play in Sunday’s series finale, with a move to the injured list possible.

Dylan Crews and Daylen Lile each had an RBI double for the Nationals, and Cade Cavalli pitched six strong innings following a rocky start. Cavalli allowed two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts, retiring 15 of the last 16 batters he faced.

Keibert Ruiz had a run-scoring single against his former team but Washington lost its third consecutive game.

Los Angeles jumped on Cavalli early. Freddie Freeman was hit by a pitch with one out in the first and Mookie Betts singled. Hernández singled with two outs for a 1-0 lead, and Hunter Feduccia followed with an RBI single for a two-run advantage.

The Nationals cut the deficit in half in the second when CJ Abrams scored on a sacrifice fly from José Tena.

Washington went up 3-2 in the fourth on an RBI single by Ruiz and a run-scoring double from Crews. Ruiz was playing for the first time since Wednesday when he was hit in his catcher’s mask by a foul ball.

Lile’s run-scoring double in the seventh against Alex Vesia (2-1) gave Washington a 4-2 lead.

The Dodgers rallied against right-hander Clayton Beeter (5-5) by putting two aboard with two outs in the bottom half. Edman drove a 2-1 slider into the right-field seats for his sixth homer of the season.

Los Angeles added a run in the eighth when Alex Call was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Tanner Scott gave up an RBI single to Lile in the ninth before finishing off his 21st save.

Nationals LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.47 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (11-5, 3.65) on Sunday night.

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Washington Nationals' James Wood dives as he steals second during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani smiles in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman, left, has seeds thrown at him by Teoscar Hernández after hitting a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman heads to first for a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)