Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics - News - August 23, 2021

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Drew Steckenrider - Picks up sixth saveSteckenrider earned the save Tuesday after holding the A's scoreless across 2.1 innings. He allowed two hits and no walks while striking out one batter.

ImpactSteckenrider continued a successful August after shutting down his opponent once again. The right-hander has not allowed any runs across his last eight appearances, picking up three saves in that span. For now, Steckenrider is expected to continue to share save opportunities with Diego Castillo and Paul Sewald.

AUGUST 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE

Chris Flexen - Solid in 11th winFlexen (11-5) earned the win Tuesday after holding the A's to one run on six hits and a walk while striking out five across 6.2 innings.

ImpactAlthough it took him a bit to get into a nice rhythm, Flexen was on point Tuesday, continuing a successful August. After allowing a run to score in the first inning, the right-hander blanked the A's the rest of the way, tossing 105 pitchers in all, including 66 for strikes. Among American League pitchers, Flexen has tallied the most starts with six-plus innings allowing one earned run or fewer. His recent success ties him for seventh among American League starting pitchers with his 3.54 ERA this season. Flexen tentatively lines up for a Monday matchup against Houston.

AUGUST 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE

Cole Irvin - Exits with hip issue, takes lossManager Bob Melvin revealed that Irvin exited Tuesday's loss to Seattle after just three innings and 66 pitches partially because of a hip issue, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports...

ImpactIrvin logged a clean first inning before Seattle tagged him for a run in the second and two more in the third. Melvin didn't go into much detail regarding the severity of the hip injury, and it seems possible the southpaw may have continued to pitch through the discomfort had he been more effective during the early innings. The club is hopeful that he'll be able to make his scheduled start against Detroit next week, but Daulton Jefferies would be his likely replacement should he need to go on the injured list.

AUGUST 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE

Flexen dominates, lifts Seattle to mini sweepOAKLAND -- Chris Flexen is having some kind of month. Flexen delivered his latest quality start, pitching 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball as t...

AUGUST 24, 2021•MLB.COM

Mariners sweep A's to continue rise in AL wild-card standingsThe Mariners wrap-up the road trip with a 6-2 record and improve to 69-58 on the season. The 11 games over .500 represent the high-water mar...

AUGUST 24, 2021•SEATTLETIMES.COM

Torrens' 2-run single helps Seattle sweep stumbling A's

Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-run single, Chris Flexen pitched neatly into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners swept a quick two-game series against the Oakland Athlet...

AUGUST 24, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's slide continues in loss to Mariners as playoffs are in perilAthletics have lost four straight and eight of 10 games, losing ground in playoff chase.

AUGUST 24, 2021•MERCURYNEWS.COM

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Torrens' 2-run single helps Seattle sweep stumbling A's