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M’s stumble against the A’s again, fall 5-2

M’s stumble against the A’s again, fall 5-2

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh walks back to the dugout after flying out during the ninth inning to end a baseball game in a loss to the Athletics, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Photo: Associated Press


SEATTLE (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit his eighth homer, Jacob Lopez pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Athletics beat the scuffling Seattle Mariners 5-2.

Langeliers homered for the second straight night, hitting a 417-foot shot to center in the seventh inning. Jeff McNeil also went deep for the Athletics, who have won seven straight road games.

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his second homer in as many nights and fourth of the season as he tries to shake off an early slump. Raleigh, who hit 60 homers last year, went 2 for 3 to raise his batting average to .177 as the Mariners lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Seattle entered Tuesday’s game with 23 home runs as a team, good for 15th in the majors, yet only two teams have lower collective batting averages than their .218. The Mariners have taken their walks, but they aren’t driving runners in with clutch hits or home runs.

Raleigh says it’s important that he and his teammates don’t put too much pressure on themselves after last year’s success.

“We all know that we want to be doing better than we are,” Raleigh said. “But at the same time, it’s not going to help anybody in this room by trying to press and go out there and try to do more and try to be the guy. … I have faith in this group.”

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