Newly acquired Leody Taveras pays off immediate dividends, Rowdy Tellez homers as Mariners capture ninth straight series victory.

Leody Taveras hit a game-tying single in the eighth inning before scoring the go-ahead run and the Mariners rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.

For the first time since the club won an MLB-record 116 games and made the American League Championship Series in 2001, the Seattle Mariners have won nine consecutive series. The Mariners secured their ninth-straight set with a 6-5,