Walton’s walk-off lifts A’s over Mariners

Walton’s walk-off lifts A’s over Mariners By Antonio Ray Harvey The Associated Press September 11, 2026 - 11:35 pm WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donovan Walton hit a walk‑off two‑run home run in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6‑5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Lawrence Butler collected three hits, including a two‑run homer in the third inning and a triple in the ninth for Oakland. Jeff McNeil reached base three times, tallied two hits, drove in an RBI and scored twice. Julio Rodríguez’s RBI single in the 10th put Seattle ahead 5‑4 before Walton’s homer off Eduard Bazardo (3‑4) ended the game. Trailing by two runs, Josh Naylor reached first on a fielding error by reliever Scott Blewett in the sixth. The very next at‑bat, pinch‑hitter Lázaro Montes launched a 430‑foot changeup over the right‑center fence to knot the score at 4‑4. Butler, who had gone hitless in his previous 16 plate appearances, connected on a full‑count two‑run homer in the third to put the A’s up 4‑2. Dominic Canzone contributed two hits, one of them a triple in the fifth for the Mariners. Chris Roycroft (2‑0) earned the win by working the 10th inning. Up next The clubs meet again Saturday for the second game of the series, with Mariners right‑hander Bryan Woo (11‑9, 4.03 ERA) slated to face Athletics left‑hander Gage Jump (6‑10, 5.12).