Pennington gives A's a lift

OAKLAND -- Cliff Pennington hit a two-run homer to help the A's beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5 Saturday night as Ichiro Suzuki got within one hit of 2,000. Mark Ellis had three hits and drove in two runs for the A's and Daric Barton added a two-run double. Mike Sweeney homered and had four hits for the Mariners, whose four-game winning streak ended. Jose Lopez also homered, and Rob Johnson added a two-run single. Brett Anderson (8-10) pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven innings. He walked two and struck out six. Andrew Bailey recorded the final four outs for his 22nd save in 26 chances. Suzuki had three hits and needs just one more for 2,000. Six more will give him 200 on the season and continue his own major league record for consecutive seasons (nine) with at least that many.