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Sean Manaea throws complete game shutout, Mariners fall 6-0 to A’s

Jun 2, 2021, 10:26 PM | Updated: Jun 3, 2021, 3:43 pm

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Chris Flexen #77 of the Seattle Mariners throws the ball to first base for the out against Tony Kemp #5 of the Oakland Athletics in the sixth inning during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Sean Murphy #12 and Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after defeating the Seattle Mariners 6-0 during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Chris Flexen #77 of the Seattle Mariners reacts as Matt Olson #28 rounds the bases after a two run home run by Mitch Moreland #18 during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics pitches during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Matt Olson #28 and Mitch Moreland #18 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after Moreland's two run home run in the third inning during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Phil Green, founding member of Major League Baseball’s Lou Gehrig Day Committtee and member of the 1991 University of Washington national championship football team, is honored during Lou Gehrig Day before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Chris Flexen #77 of the Seattle Mariners chews his glove after the top of the third inning against the Oakland Athletics during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Jacob Nottingham #13 of the Seattle Mariners and Phil Green, founding member of Major League Baseball’s Lou Gehrig Day Committtee and member of the 1991 University of Washington national championship football team, greet one another during Lou Gehrig Day before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Jacob Nottingham #13 and Justin Dunn #35 of the Seattle Mariners greet Phil Green, founding member of Major League Baseball’s Lou Gehrig Day Committtee and member of the 1991 University of Washington national championship football team, during Lou Gehrig Day before the game against the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Jake Fraley #28 and Taylor Trammell #20 of the Seattle Mariners take the field during Lou Gehrig Day against the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Matt Chapman #26 high fives Elvis Andrus #17 of the Oakland Athletics after they both scored runs against the Seattle Mariners in the third inning during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics turns a double play over Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Chris Flexen #77 of the Seattle Mariners sits in the dugout in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: Elvis Andrus #17 of the Oakland Athletics reacts after a double play over Jack Mayfield #8 of the Seattle Mariners in the eighth inning during Lou Gehrig Day at T-Mobile Park on June 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

SEATTLE (AP) – Sean Manaea pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts for his second shutout this season, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-0 on Wednesday night.

A’s 6, Mariners 0: Box Score

Mitch Moreland’s two-run homer capped a five-run third inning, giving the A’s their third straight win and manager Bob Melvin his 800th with Oakland.

Mark Canha opened the scoring with a two-run double off starter Chris Flexen (5-3), then scored on Matt Olson’s RBI single.

Moreland followed with his fifth home run of the season.

Manaea (4-2) faced the minimum through the fourth inning with the help of a double play, one of three he got in the game. He loaded the bases with a two-out walk to Jake Fraley in the fifth, but ended Seattle’s only serious threat by retiring J.P. Crawford on a weak grounder.

The left-hander walked two in his third career complete game — all shutouts. He snapped a string of three straight no-decisions and has given up five runs over his last 26 2/3 innings.

Manaea threw a six-hitter in a seven-inning game for a 7-0 win over Minnesota in the opener of a doubleheader April 20. His other shutout came in 2018.

Olson finished with three hits, and Canha added an RBI grounder in the ninth.

GEHRIG AWARD

Oakland outfielder Stephen Piscotty was chosen the 2021 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award winner for his work fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the disease that killed the New York Yankees’ Hall of Fame player the award is named for. ALS also claimed the life of Piscotty’s mother, Gretchen, in 2018. Piscotty and his family started the ALS CURE Project to help fight the disease. Piscotty will receive the award next Tuesday in Oakland.

“What an honor, and deservedly so,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. “He’s done so much for it, obviously his history and what’s transpired since he’s been here revolving around his mom, and we’re all touched by it.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mariners: RHP Justin Dunn (right shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Dunn is the fourth pitcher from Seattle’s season-opening rotation to go to the IL, and the sixth overall. He was scheduled to pitch Friday at the Los Angeles Angels. Seattle called up RHP Robert Dugger from Triple-A Tacoma to fill the roster spot. … CF Kyle Lewis is seeking a second opinion before deciding what to do about the torn meniscus in his right knee. Mariners manager Scott Servais said the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year’s decision could come in the next day or two. … Servais also said utility player Dylan Moore (left calf strain) is a few days from starting a rehab assignment at Tacoma.

UP NEXT

Athletics: Oakland has Thursday off before RHP Frankie Montas (5-5, 4.45 ERA) opens a series at Colorado. He’s trying to stop a career-worst three-game losing streak.

Mariners: LHP Justus Sheffield (4-4, 4.96) looks for his second straight win as Seattle starts a trip at the Los Angeles Angels.

Drayer: Mariners affected by ALS embrace MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day

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