SEATTLE _ Andrew Triggs did his best to keep the Seattle Mariners powerful offense at bay, but eventually it broke through.
After allowing the first two runners to reach base in the fifth, Triggs hung a first-pitch slider to Nelson Cruz that was launched over the wall in left-center to break the tie and put the Mariners ahead 4-1 as the A's eventually fell 6-3 for their third straight loss.
Triggs had allowed Mariners (17-11) base runners in each of the first four innings, but had managed to limit the damage to just one run before allowing the homer to Cruz. He proceeded to allow the next two batters to reach base after Cruz before getting pulled for Lou Trivino. Triggs failed to complete five innings, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts on 86 pitches as he fell to 2-1 with his ERA now at 5.20.
Jed Lowrie got the A's (14-15) on the board first with a soaring solo home run off Felix Hernandez in the first inning. It was his seventh of the season, and allowed Triggs to take the mound with a 1-0 lead before he even took the mound.
But following the home run allowed to Lowrie, Hernandez turned into the pitcher who has terrorized Oakland for years.
Entering the night 25-10 with a 2.61 ERA in 47 career starts against the A's, Hernandez was sharp after the home run as he allowed just two hits after.
The A's chased him out of the game in the seventh after Matt Olson followed up a Khris Davis walk by doubling down the right field line to put runners on second and third with no outs and found a way to bring in two runs off Nick Vincent on an infield hit and a ground out to cut the lead to 5-3.
