Oakland beats Mariners

Published 11:14 pm Friday, April 25, 2008

SEATTLE — Dana Eveland got his third win of the season and the Oakland Athletics got just three hits but took advantage of wild Seattle starter Miguel Batista to beat the Mariners 4-3 Friday night. The A’s (15-9), supposedly destined for the bottom of the AL West in a rebuilding season, clinched their first winning record in April since 2003. That team won 96 games and the division.