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OAKLAND, Calif. -- With the wind, Stefen Romero thought his deep fly might not have enough and he would be denied his first major league home run. He put his head down and took off running anyway. Romero hit it hard enough to clear the left field fence for a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Monday night for their third straight victory and eighth in 10 games. Romero is taking home a souvenir ball, and the gratification he knew why his teammates were giving him the silent treatment afterward. "I tried to play it off a little bit and went all the way to the end of the dugout and took off my batting glove, put my bat away and tried to beeline to the edge of the dugout so they wouldnt rush me," Romero said. "Then (Robinson) Cano gets a base hit. After the base hit, thats when they all just lost it and congratulated me." Chris Young (2-0) allowed two hits over six strong innings to win his second straight start. He began the year with four straight no-decisions as he came back from shoulder surgery that caused him to miss much of 2013. The right-hander faced the minimum through three and didnt allow a hit until Jed Lowries one-out single in the fourth. Brandon Moss hit a tying two-run homer two batters later. "Hes 6-foot-10 and hes throwing out of the sky," Moss said of Young. "It looks like hes throwing soft and the radar gun says hes throwing soft, but the way he pitches up and down, it makes it tough." Romero, a 25-year-old rookie, homered in his 53rd career at-bat. He is batting .306 over his last nine games. "Fortunately it got out," Romero said of the wind. "Just not having done it this year, its pretty sweet to get that one out of the way." Moss hit his drive to right to give the As brief momentum only to see Romero connect in the top of the fifth for a Seattle lead. Brad Miller added an RBI single in the sixth. Scott Kazmir (4-1), off to the best start in his career, was tagged for eight hits and four runs in six innings. "He had his way with us for two outings in a row," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "I thought our guys were probably a little bit more determined tonight, better at-bats, better approach. We were able to get his pitch count up a little bit." The As were without two key outfielders and hitters to begin the game with the injured Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Reddick out of the starting lineup. Cespedes entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and stayed in the game. Oakland did little else after Moss big hit and kicked off a 10-game homestand -- the clubs first of three such stints at the Coliseum this season -- with just its third loss in seven matchups against Seattle so far. Young won back-to-back starts for the first time since May 19 and 24, 2009, for the Padres. He also improved to 14-6 in 29 career May starts. His April 6 outing at Oakland was his first in the majors since Sept. 29, 2012, with the New York Mets. "Stuff-wise, Im not there. I dont know if Ill ever be. Ive had three shoulder operations," Young said. "The shoulder feels healthy. I feel like when Ive been healthy in my career Ive pitched pretty well." Fernando Rodney, Seattles fifth reliever on a night the bullpen was thin, finished for his eighth save in nine opportunities as Seattle earned its first three-game winning streak since sweeping a season-opening series at the Angels. NOTES: McClendon expected to name his second starter for Wednesdays doubleheader on Tuesday. Felix Hernandez will start one of the games. The teams must make up a game from April 4, when Oakland didnt use a tarp through a heavy rainstorm and the field was unplayable. ... Oakland RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 1.91 ERA) earned AL Pitcher of the Month honours for April. ... 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SPREAD a€” Kansas City 3-1-0, San Francisco 1-2-1SERIES RECORD a€” 49ers lead 6-5LAST MEETING a€” Chiefs beat 49ers 31-10, Sept. 26, 2010LAST WEEK a€” Chiefs beat Patriots 41-14 Monday night; 49ers beat Eagles 26-21AP PRO32 RANKING a€” Chiefs No. 14, 49ers No. 9CHIEFS OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (16), RUSH (4), PASS (28).CHIEFS Defence a€” OVERALL (11), RUSH (19), PASS (8).49ERS OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (19), RUSH (7), PASS (22).49ERS Defence a€” OVERALL (2), RUSH (2), PASS (7).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES a€” Chiefs won past two matchups, outscoring 49ers 72-10. ... Dating to 1985, home team has won past eight meetings. ... Chiefs first visit to San Francisco since 2002. ... 49ers traded Alex Smith to Chiefs in March 2013 to clear way for Colin Kaepernick. ... Chiefs sacked Smith five times previous meeting in 2010 on way to first 3-0 start since 2003. ... Chiefs defence forced first three turnovers of season Monday night, Husain Abdullah returning an interception for a TD. ... Jamaal Charles ran for 92 yards and a score last week, and had 97 yards vs. 49ers in meeting four years ago. ... San Francisco defence has allowed 152 total yards rushing over past three games, lowest by team over three-game stretch since 124 in 1997. ... RT Donald Stephenson available for Chiefs after serving four-game suspension for violation of league policy on performance-eenhancing drugs.dddddddddddd ... Chiefs RB Knile Davis one of four players to have multiple 100-yard rushing games this season. Davis is going for third straight 100-yard game after he had 132 yards on 32 carries in Week 3 at Miami and 106 yards against New England. ... Kaepernick and Smith have passed for 912 and 891 yards, respectively. Smith has connected with 12 different receivers. ... Kaepernick rushed for 58 yards vs. Eagles to become third QB in franchise history to run for 50 or more yards in three straight games. ... 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has career record of 11-1 in October, and .917 winning percentage is his highest of any month. ... San Francisco gave up touchdowns on blocked punt, interception return and punt return to beat Eagles, becoming only second team in NFL history to win after allowing three or more return TDs in a regular-season game. ... In three games against Chiefs, WR Brandon Lloyd has 12 catches for 216 yards and two TDs a€” six of those receptions for 90 yards and two scores Nov. 14, 2010, with Denver. ... WR Stevie Johnson with 16 catches for 195 yards and three TDs in five meetings with Kansas City. ... WR Anquan Boldin in three games vs. Chiefs: 13 catches, 217 yards, two TDs. ... RB Frank Gore had career-high 102 yards receiving on nine catches in previous meeting. ... 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