Rodríguez homers on Montas’ 1st pitch, M’s beat A’s 2-1

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez homered on Frankie Montas’ first pitch abd and drove in both runs, Robbie Ray struck out a season-high 12 and the Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 2-1 to deal the Athletics their 25th loss in 31 games. Ray combined with Andrés Muñoz and Paul Sewald on a four-hitter with 16 strikeiuts. The A’s are last in the major leagues with a .211 batting average and a 26-55 record. Ray reached 1,400 strikeouts by fanning Ramón Laureano and Christian Bethancourt back-to-back in the third inning and reached double digits for the fourth time this season.