Young players in spotlight as Mariners meet A's

Two highly regarded rookies will get an opportunity to pad their home-run totals when the visiting Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series on Wednesday night.

Seattle's 21-year-old Julio Rodriguez and Oakland's 23-year-old Nick Allen homered in Tuesday's opener, which the Mariners won 8-2.

Rodriguez did more than just homer. He singled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Mar