A's hand Mariners 100th loss of the season

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SEATTLE (AP) - Mark Ellis and Jack Cust hit back-to-back homers to lead the Oakland Athletics over Seattle 5-3 on Saturday night, handing the Mariners their 100th loss of the season.

Chris Carter also connected for the A's, who have outhomered the Mariners 7-1 in the first three games of the four-game set. Both teams entered the series with a major league-low 100 homers.

The Mariners have lost 100 games two of the last three seasons and five times in their 34-year history.

Brett Anderson (7-6) earned his fourth win in his last six starts. He allowed eight hits and two runs with six strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. He beat the Mariners for the third time.

Carter hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put the A's up 4-1.

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