With his team mired in a tough stretch, Oakland manager Bob Melvin was worried about missed opportunities -- especially when a pitch in the dirt with the bases loaded in the 10th inning didn't scoot far enough to get a runner home. "I think the umpire blocked one pitch for us that might have been a run," Melvin said. "So now you're thinking, `My god, how many things can go wrong for us?" It went right for the A's in the end, as Jed Lowrie drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th to force in the tiebreaking run and lift the Athletics to a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340913112&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-seattle-mariners
