SEATTLE -- Oakland manager Bob Melvin had a concise assessment of starter Jarrod Parker. J... Edelman Jersey . "Hes good," Melvin said. Parker earned that praise with seven dominant innings and a career-high nine strikeouts Wednesday in the Athletics 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. The As mustered just two hits against four Seattle pitchers, but both left the park. Coco Crisp hit his second homer of the season on the second pitch of the game. Yoenis Cespedes hit his ninth in the seventh inning of Hisashi Iwakuma (1-1), whom he faced in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, to break a 1-1 tie. Parker (4-3) allowed three hits and walked four. Hes given up just two earned runs over his last 20 innings, going 2-0 in those three games, and has a 2.57 ERA overall. Oakland acquired Parker, closer Ryan Cook and Collin Cowgill from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Craig Breslow, Trevor Cahill and cash Dec. 9, 2011. "Were very pleased with what hes doing," Melvin said. "Did we expect him to be able to pitch games like this? Absolutely." "We traded a prominent All-Star who is under control and young for that. Shows you what we think of him," he said. Parkers third consecutive powerful outing put him in elite company. He joined Dwight Gooden as the only pitchers to allow one run or fewer in nine of their first 13 starts since 1918. Cook pitched around an error and a walk in the ninth to record his sixth save. He struck out Ichiro Suzuki with the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first. Seattle starter Kevin Millwood left the game after just 2 2-3 innings after again straining his right groin. After retiring Kurt Suzuki on a grounder, Mariners manager Eric Wedge and trainer Rick Griffin visited Millwood on the mound and decided to remove him. Hisashi Iwakuma replaced him. The 37-year-old Millwood left the Mariners combined no-hitter June 8 with the same injury after pitching six innings. Though the right-hander did not go on the disabled list, he didnt pitch again until June 16 against San Francisco. "I dont think it is anything too serious," Wedge said. John Jaso homered in the Seattle second, tying it at 1. Parker walked Dustin Ackley and Brendan Ryan, then advanced them with a wild pitch. But, he finished his 29-pitch inning by striking out Suzuki on a high 3-2 pitch. Parker settled in afterward. Only Jaso gave him trouble, reaching base three consecutive times. Cespedes has hit two home runs in two nights, flashing the power he showed earlier in the season prior to an injured left hand that put him on the disabled list. Grant Balfour took over for Parker in the eighth and allowed a one-out double to Kyle Seager. Balfour retired Jesus Montero on a fly ball and Michael Saunders on a lineout. NOTES: The As allowed seven hits Tuesday night, and allowed 63 hits over the prior 12 games, the fewest by an Athletics team over a 12-game span since 1916. ... Mariners reliever Charlie Furbush has recorded at least one strikeout in 17 consecutive appearances, which is tied for the sixth-longest streak in Seattle history. Its the longest such streak since a 21-game run by Rafael Soriano in 2003. Mal... Floyd Jersey . Forte sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee early in a loss to Kansas City on Dec. 4 and sat out the rest of the season. Mi... Mitchell Jersey . -- The Washington Redskins have released running back Ryan Torain, who started four games this season, but fell behind rookies Roy Helu and Evan Royster on the depth chart. Jas... Taylor Womens Jersey Elite . Bringing his multifaceted game to a new audience in England, Forte ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, and the Bears held on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 on Sunday in the fifth annual NFL regular-season game at Wembley Stadium. Shonn Greene Elite Womens Jersey . - A trainer flooding the field with five horses. MADRID, Spain -- Real Madrids Pepe has apologized to Lionel Messi for stepping on the Barcelona forwards hand in his teams 2-1 loss in the Copa del Rey, saying it wasnt intentional. Pepe told Real Madrids website Thursday "as far as the play with Leo Messi, I want to say that it was an involuntary act." The Portuguese defender added "even so, if Messi is offendeed I ask his forgiveness because I want to defend my team and club . Jar... Jones Jersey. .. It never passed through my head to cause harm to a fellow professional." Pepe received a yellow card early in the game when he barged into Sergio Busquets. But the referee did not penalize him for stomping on Messis hand when the forward was on the ground in the second half. ' ' '