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HOMEBOY

Oakland Athletics' Jurickson
Profar celebrates after hitting
a two run home run off Seattle
Mariners' Erik Swanson in the
second inning of a baseball
game Wednesday, July 17,
2019, in Oakland, Calif.
Associated Press
A's hit 6

HRs to back

Bailey in

10-2 win

over Mariners

By The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Homer Bailey shook off a
rocky start to go six innings
in his Oakland debut and
Mark Canha and Jurick-
son Profar each homered
twice in a win over Seattle.
Chad Pinder and Ramón
Laureano also went deep
as the A's matched their
season high with six home
runs. They lost Gold Glove
third baseman Matt Chap-
man to an ankle injury after
two innings.
Oakland has won six
straight and 12 of 14. The
A's have homered in a sea-
son-high 17 consecutive
games.
Tim Beckham had two hits
for Seattle. The Mariners
have lost six straight.
Bailey (8-6) allowed seven
hits and two runs for his
fourth consecutive win and
first since being acquired
from Kansas City over the
weekend. He struck out six An emotional return to Irish soil for British Open
and didn't walk a batter.
Tommy Milone (1-4) al-
lowed five runs in 4 1/3 in- Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell reacts after putting on the 1st green during the first round of the British Open Golf Champion-
nings. ships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 18, 2019.
Associated Press
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