The Seattle Mariners’ two-day stay alone atop the AL West ended with a 3-1 loss to the major league-worst Oakland Athletics, who built an early lead on home runs by Seth Brown and Shea Langeliers. Seattle had won 12 of its previous 13 games, turning a 7 1/2-game deficit into a one-game lead over Texas. The Rangers won 2-1 at the New York Mets, matching the Mariners at 75-57. Houston is a percentage point back at 76-58. Seattle star outfielder Julio Rodríguez was scratched of a pinch nerve in his left foot that left him day to day.