OAKLAND, Calif. — Wes Bankston hit his first career home run, Dana Eveland won his third straight decision and the Oakland Athletics ended an eight-game home losing skid to the Seattle Mariners with a 4-3 win on Monday night.
Bankston, called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday when the A’s placed shortstop Bobby Crosby on the disabled list, hit a two-run home run off Seattle starter Jarrod Washburn in the fifth inning as Oakland rallied for the win. Bankston also doubled and scored in the second, raising his average to .391 since being promoted to the majors.
Ryan Sweeney’s RBI-single in the fifth drove in Gregorio Petit with the eventual game-winning run for the A’s, who hadn’t beaten the Mariners at the Coliseum since July 5, 2007.
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