SEATTLE - After losing five games in a row, the Oakland Athletics were ready for something to go right. So when Josh Donaldson gave the As an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning, his teammates got a confidence boost. "It was nice," Donaldson said. "I could tell on the bench a little bit, everybody could just -- there was a little sigh of relief. We got a lead, and lets play the game the way we know how." A couple more homers by Daric Barton and Brandon Moss helped Oakland add to the lead, just enough to hold off the Seattle Mariners late comeback attempts as the Athletics earned 4-3 win Saturday night. Jarrod Parker (2-5) did his part on the mound, holding the Mariners hitless until Kelly Shoppachs two-out, two-run homer on a 3-2 pitch in the fifth inning. Parker left in the seventh after giving up another two hits and a run. From there, the Mariners made several pushes for a comeback but came up short, stranding runners in scoring position in each of the last three innings as the Athletics bullpen kept pitching out of jams. "Thats something they do," Parker said. "Theyre a confident bunch of guys. For them to get themselves in a little bit of trouble, I dont think they fret. Nobody else does." Jed Lowrie had three hits and an RBI for Oakland, which ended its season-long losing streak. The Mariners were hoping starter Brandon Maurer (2-5) would benefit from 10 days rest -- his spot in the rotation was skipped after he gave up four runs in four innings against Baltimore on April 30 -- but the rookie had another tough outing, allowing three runs on six hits in five innings. "It took a while to settle in there, so I was rushing quite a bit at the beginning," Mauer said. Donaldson opened the scoring in the second, hitting his fifth homer into the visitors bullpen in left field. The Mariners barely escaped falling behind further after Maurer walked Derek Norris and Eric Sogard -- the Nos. 8 and 9 hitters -- on eight straight pitches. Second baseman Dustin Ackley ranged to his left and made a diving stop of John Jasos grounder in the hole to end the inning. Barton added his first homer of the year in the fourth inning to make the score 2-0, and the Athletics added another run in the fifth as Seth Smith doubled and scored on Lowries RBI single. "When you score early, its always huge," Barton said. "Especially right now with the funk we were in." The Mariners offence couldnt muster more than a few walks until their half of the fifth, when Shoppach hit his second homer of the season to right field with two outs and a man on. Moss hit his solo homer in the sixth to push Oaklands lead to 4-2. The Mariners mounted several comeback efforts in the late innings. Justin Smoak and Raul Ibanez hit back-to-back one-out singles off Parker in the seventh, who was relieved by Sean Doolittle. Ackley then followed with another single to score Smoak before Doolittle got out of the jam. The 6 1-3 innings tied Parkers longest outing this season. "We want to get him on a roll," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "One good starts one thing, but wed like to see him get on a roll. And certainly, with losing a few games in a row, it was a performance we needed out of him." Reliever Ryan Cook came on in the eighth and gave up two singles and a walk, loading the bases with two outs. Endy Chavez, who had come on as a pinch runner for Ibanez in the seventh, struck out to end the rally -- Cooks third strikeout of the inning. Grant Balfour pitched the ninth for his sixth save in six chances. The Mariners did have men on second and first with two outs, but Balfour got Kyle Seager to ground out for the final out. "Its a good feeling to win," Balfour said. 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LAS VEGAS -- Joseph Benavidez likely secured his third UFC title shot on Saturday, and he did so in arguably the best three-round fight of the year.Benavidez (25-4) narrowly defeated Henry Cejudo by split decision at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale?inside The Palms.Two judges had it for Benavidez via scores of 30-26 and 29-27. A third judge saw it 29-27 for Cejudo. ESPN.com scored the 125-pound flyweight contest 29-27 for Benavidez.It was an incredible, back-and-forth fight. Cejudo (10-2) landed far fewer strikes, but his shots appeared to be the heavier of the two. He scored a knockdown in the opening 30 seconds with a left hook and hurt Benavidez with kicks to the body. A U.S. Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, Cejudo managed only one takedown, from which Benavidez quickly popped up.The fight took an early turn when referee Yves Lavigne docked Cejudo a point for two accidental kicks to the groin. Although the decision looked huge at first, it didnt factor into the decision, given the final scores.Benavidez, who fights out of Las Vegas and Denver, made his adjustments in the second and third rounds. He caught Cejudo with a lot of lead right hands and was the more accurate puncher in the pocket. Cejudo continued to work Benavidez to the body, but he did better avoiding the big shots as the fight wore on.Cardio seemed to favor Benavidez late as well, as he stuffed multiple takedown attempts, usually finding a home for the left hand as the two broke away. Cejudo briefly tried to take the back in an early scramble, but Benavidez escaped. Although Benavidezs eyes were both swollen by the end, he finished with momentum on his side.Benavidez has now won six in a row. His only two UFC losses came in title fights against?Demetrious Johnson?in 2012 and 2013. He is 12-2 overall inside the Octagon.Octagon fence plays role in Masvidals TKO winWelterweight Jorge Masvidal (31-11) picked up one of the strangest finishes of his career, as his fight against Jake Ellenberger (31-12) was stopped at 4:05 of the first round, when Ellenbergers left foot got caught in the Octagon. The official result is a TKO win for Masvidal.Ellenberger was in the process of chasing Masvidal in the midst of a scramble. He sort of leapt into the cage, and as he turned onto his back, his left foot didnt move with the rest of his body. Masvidal started throwing punches, and Ellenberger could only cover up, which prompted the stoppage.ddddddddddddhat was weird, Ellenberger said. My foot got caught in the fence. I turned, and it stayed. Well see what happens.Prior to the awkward ending, both fighters had their moments. Masvidal certainly had the most significant sequence, as he dropped Ellenberger with a flurry early in the fight and nearly finished him. Ellenberger managed to work back to his feet and land a few punches of his own. Masvidal also landed a big spinning heel kick.Ellenberger might choose to appeal the result, but as of now, its officially a loss. Masvidal called for a fight against Donald Cerrone next.McMann forces Davis to submitIn a bout between two former womens bantamweight title contenders, Sara McMann (10-3) submitted Alexis Davis (17-7) via arm triangle at 2:52 of the second round.A U.S. Olympic silver medalist in wrestling, McMann landed a few early flurries on the feet, but her main advantage was the grappling. She secured her first double-leg takedown just 90 seconds in and hit a beautiful hip toss in the second round to set up the finish.For Davis, 32, it was her first appearance since April 2015. The Canadian veteran missed most of 2016 due to the birth of her first child.McMann is now on a two-fight win streak. It was the fourth submission win of her career.Hall takes decision from MaynardFeatherweight Ryan Hall (6-1) baffled former lightweight title contender Gray Maynard (12-6-1) with his unorthodox kickboxing/grappling style and took a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).Hall frustrated Maynard by diving for his ankles repeatedly during the fight. Maynard, a former collegiate wrestler, refused to follow Hall into his guard, which resulted in numerous referee stand-ups.The threat of those dives, however, made it impossible for Maynard to find any rhythm on his feet. Hall peppered him with front kicks, side kicks to the head and rear body kicks to the body. He cut Maynard over the left eye in the first round and surprised him several times with upkicks after diving for his legs.Hall improves to 2-0 in the UFC. Maynard, 37, who dropped to featherweight this year after an 0-4 skid, is now 1-1 in the 145-pound division. 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