Dylan Moore knocks in five as Mariners mash A's

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Dylan Moore homered and drove in five runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 8-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

The Mariners snapped a two-game skid, while the A's lost for the fifth time in six games.

Oakland avoided the shutout thanks to Lawrence Butler's RBI broken-bat grounder up the middle with two outs in the ninth