tana (3-2, 3.75 ERA) in the middle game of the series Saturday. ' ' '

SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino picked a perfect time to snap out of his slump.Zunino delivered the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and Seattle held on for a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night, keeping the Mariners on the edge of the AL wild-card chase.Its nice to be in that spot and its nice to come through, said Zunino, whose last home run was Sept. 11. Its nice when you go through struggles and work through it and get that opportunity and they go in your favor.Seattle is two games behind Baltimore and Toronto with three games to play. The Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 4-0 to pull even atop the wild-card race. Detroit, which was rained out against Cleveland, is a half-game ahead of the Mariners.We can only control what we do here, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. We need help. We know that. I think everybody thought the way Toronto was playing, theyd probably win two out of three at home. Didnt happen. The way we look at it, were still alive. Weve got to win tomorrows game and again, pray for a little help.Zunino, hitting .139 over his last 25 games, opened the seventh with his 12th home run, sending a 2-2 pitch from Liam Hendriks (0-4) deep over the wall in left.Seattle added a run in the eighth on a two-out single by Leonys Martin, a walk to Zunino and Ketel Martes RBI single.Steve Cishek (4-6) came on to stifle an Oakland threat in the seventh with an inning-ending double play and added a perfect eighth. Rookie Edwin Diaz notched his 18th save, despite allowing a run and three hits in the ninth.I need to control emotions, try to make pitches and try to help the team win, to give us a chance to make the playoffs said Diaz, who had blown two of his three previous save opportunities. We are so close right now.The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on three consecutive singles before running themselves out of the inning. Kyle Seager reached on an infield single when Kendall Graveman couldnt find the handle on his two-out dribbler along the first-base line. Adam Lind followed with a single to center. Martin singled through the right side, scoring Seager from second. Martin continued for second, but was caught in a rundown. Lind was thrown out at home trying to score on the play.Chad Pinder brought Oakland even in the sixth with his first career home run, a leadoff shot to left for the only run off starter Ariel Miranda.Oakland had runners on first and third with one out in the seventh, but failed to score. Danny Valencia singled to open, but was forced at second on Brett Eibners fielders choice groundout to short. Yonder Alonso then singled Eibner to third. Cishek relieved and enticed pinch-hitter Max Muncy into an ending double play grounder.It came down to situational at-bats, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. We had runners at third with less than two outs, then we hit into a double play and two strikeouts . Our situational at-bats hurt us tonight.GOOD MONTH FOR MIRANDAAlthough he did not get the decision, Miranda allowed just one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out six. Miranda, acquired from Baltimore on July 31 in exchange for LHP Wade Miley, is 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA in six September starts. Over his last four starts, Miranda has held opposing batters hitless in eight consecutive at-bats with runners in scoring position.UP NEXT:As: RHP Raul Alcantara (1-2, 5.75 ERA) makes his fifth career start since being called up from Triple-A Nashville on Sept. 5. He faced Seattle on Sept. 11, giving up two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings without a decision.Mariners: RHP Taijaun Walkers (7-11, 4.35 ERA) up-and-down season seems to be back on the upswing. Walker was 2-0 with 1.44 in four April starts, then went 0-5 in May and eventually was sent to Triple-A. 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Colon (6-2) struck out and three and walked none for his 11th career shutout. He has 34 complete games, third-most among active pitchers behind Roy Halladay (67) and CC Sabathia (35). He also became the first American League pitcher with a shutout after age 40 since Bostons Curt Schilling won 1-0 at Oakland on June 7, 2007, according to the As. "Theres still a little something in the tank," said As manager Bob Melvin, who never had a reliever throwing in the bullpen. "Hes always out to prove that he can be a successful pitcher at the major league level and he can still pitch as a power pitcher, which he does. Hell never tell you that, but the reason that hes had the lengthy career that hes had is that he never lets down." John Jaso was the first baserunner for either team to reach second when he doubled against Dylan Axelrod (3-4) leading off the eighth inning. Josh Reddick followed with an RBI double after coming off the disabled list before the game, and Coco Crisp added a two-run single to back Colons stellar start. Jaso said he realized Colons control was especially on target when he kept calling for the one spot on the pitching report not to throw to slugger Adam Dunn -- on the outer half of the plate -- and it worked so well. "It just showed the movement on his ball," Jaso said. "The guys eyes would light up because thats his pitch to hit, then it moves off the plate, but hes already committed to it." It was Colons first nine-inning shutout since leading the Yankees past the As 5-0 on May 30, 2011. He also pitched a rain-shortened three-hitter over seven innings against Boston on April 23. Colon, who received a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test last August and missed the playoffs for the AL West champions, looked as spry as ever on the mound in front of an announced crowd of 16,416 at the Oakland Colisseum.dddddddddddd While the As struggled at the plate, Colon continued to pound the strike zone and challenge hitters. He threw 106 pitches -- 77 for strikes -- and hasnt walked a batter in eight of his 11 starts this season. "Hes a good one and it was fun," Axelrod said. "It seemed like both of us didnt have much rest on the benches. It was fun. He was out there for a few and then I was out there. I cant ask for anything more. It was just one of those things at the end there." For a while, it appeared the As might not give Colon any support. Axelrod retired his first eight batters until Eric Sogards single to right. Then he set down the next 12 before Seth Smiths two-out single in the seventh. Axelrod and Colon each relied on their defence, too, for several spectacular plays. Sogard backhanded a hard-hit grounder up the middle in the seventh and tossed the ball to shortstop Jed Lowrie, who fired it to first to complete a double play. Lowrie led off the top of the inning with a deep fly to right field, where Rios ran underneath the ball for a catch near the top of the wall. Reddick showed off the defensive skills that won him a Gold Glove last year when he made a running basket catch near the foul line for the first out of the eighth. Then he followed with his first hit since coming back, easily the biggest of the night. Axelrod, who had won his last three starts, was replaced by Matt Thornton following Reddicks double. Axelrod gave up four hits and struck out seven in seven-plus innings, walking slowly to the White Sox dugout afterward, sitting on the bench and putting his hands over his head. All the 27-year-old could do was marvel at Colon. "Hes doing everything he did for us last year -- throwing strikes and making contact where he can get outs," Reddick said. "Tonight it worked out really well for him." NOTES: As opening day starter Brett Anderson, on the DL since May 1 with a stress fracture in his right foot, played catch from one knee before the game. Anderson is still walking around in a boot. ... White Sox 2B Gordon Beckham made his second consecutive rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte. He went 1 for 5 and singled home the winning run in the ninth inning for a 3-2 win over Rochester. ... Dan Straily (3-2, 5.08 ERA) starts for the As opposite White Sox lefty Jose Quintana (3-2, 3.75 ERA) in the middle game of the series Saturday. ' ' '