Mariners second baseman Nick Franklin went deep in the third inning of Friday's game against Oakland. Franklin took starter Bartolo Colon yard for a three-run shot.
Franklin finished 1 for 4 in the game with three RBI and is batting .277.
The 22-year-old has at least one base hit in nine of his last 10 games and has gone 12 for 39 (.308) over that stretch with two homers and seven RBI.