Three consecutive HRs help Mariners thrash Athletics

Marco Gonzales worked seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners used consecutive home runs by Julio Rodriguez, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez in a five-run seventh that broke 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