Three consecutive homers help Mariners thrash Athletics
Marco Gonzales worked seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners got consecutive home runs from Julio Rodriguez, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez in a five-run seventh to break open an 8-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Taylor Trammell also homered for the Mariners, who had lost three in a row.
Promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the day, Nick Allen belted his first career homer, a t