Luis Castillo allowed a run in seven innings, Josh Naylor hit his first home run for the Mariners and Seattle beat the Athletics 3-1.

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz set another team record, tying pitcher Barry Zito with his second straight AL Player of Week win.

The Seattle Mariners head down to Sacramento to take on the Athletics tonight in game one of their three-game series.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Seattle Mariners vs. Athletics MLB game to be played on July 28, 2025 on ESPN.

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz had one of the greatest games in MLB history on Friday night, going 6-for-6 with four homers and eight RBI in a 15-3 win over the Houston Astros.

Last Thursday, Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame. A ‘pinch me’ moment as Thomas described. Thomas, originally from Brookfield, Wisconsin, played college football at UW-Madison and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns 3rd-overall in 2007.

But the Athletics’ play-by-play announcer Chris Caray had a doozy on Saturday. Caray, a fourth-generation broadcaster who’s the great-grandson of Harry Caray, badly misjudged a Lawrence Butler ninth-inning, three-run home run to right-center field, stunningly calling it foul before realizing it was gone.

Ben Williamson's double and standout defense at third base along with Josh Naylor's homer helped Seattle win 3-1 in Sacramento on Monday night.