Daric Barton led the way with three hits and a career-high four RBIs while Ryan Sweeney and Cliff Pennington also drove in runs courtesy of doubles. The latter, along with Rajai Davis and Mark Ellis, collected two hits in the game as the A's tallied 11 total -- six of which came off Seattle starter Doug Fister in the first four frames.
Barton's .337 mark when facing Seattle is his best against any team, and he proved not only to the A's community, but to himself on Thursday that he can hit just as well as he can walk.
"He had great at-bats all spring," Geren said of Barton, who broke camp batting .265 in 21 games while leading the Majors with 22 walks. "He had a very good strike zone, and the key to hitting -- no matter if you have a good swing or a mediocre swing -- is pitch selection. Daric's always been real good at that.
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