Looking to end a six-game skid and avoid a series sweep, the Oakland Athletics turned to their league leading ninth rookie pitcher for a reversal of fortune against their division rival. After being called up from AAA affiliate Las Vegas, rookie Joey Estes took the mound for the Oakland Athletics in their series finale against the Seattle Mariners.
Estes retired the first two batters he faced, then with two outs, Mariner’s catcher Cal Raleigh hit a double to extend the inning. Teoscar Hernandez reached base on an E5 fielding error by third baseman Jordan Diaz. With runners on the corner, Estes was able to get the third out when Eugenio Suarez flied out to Tony Kemp to end the inning.