Mariners take advantage of A.J. Puk's wildness to edge A's
No-hit by Oakland's Frankie Montas two outs into the eighth inning, the visiting Seattle Mariners took advantage of reliever A.J. Puk's wildness to score twice in the ninth without a hit to complete a three-game sweep of the A's with a 2-1 victory Thursday afternoon.
Both Mariners runs scored onwild pitches after Puk replaced Zach Jackson (1-2) with two on and two outs in the ninth.
Seeking his first career save, Puk is