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 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The early extra batting practice finally paid off for Bobby Crosby. Nick Swisher? He nearly forgot his post-homer dugout dance it had been so long since he went deep. Both have been struggling of late and both found their rhythm, at least for one day, to help the Oakland Athletics pick up some ground on their closest rival in the AL West.
Swisher and Crosby homered in the sixth inning to lift the A's to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the series opener Thursday night.
"This is a four-game series with a team ahead of us in the standings," A's manager Bob Geren said. "This was a big one to get. Big hits like that, with well-struck balls are confidence boosters. That's something that can get somebody going."
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