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07/05 20:02 CDT Eury Prez perfect for 7 innings, then Marlins hang on for 9-8
win over A's
Eury Prez perfect for 7 innings, then Marlins hang on for 9-8 win over A's
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Associated Press
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Eury Prez pitched seven perfect innings
before getting lifted by Miami manager Clayton McCullough, and the Marlins
nearly squandered an eight-run lead Sunday in a 9-8 victory over the Athletics.
Heriberto Hernndez homered twice for the surprising Marlins (49-42), who have
won nine of 12 overall after completing a three-game sweep. Leo Jimnez and
All-Star shortstop Otto Lopez also went deep.
Lopez, who leads the majors with a .346 batting average, drove in three runs
and scored twice. He and Hernndez had back-to-back homers in the sixth, and
each finished with three of Miami's 16 hits.
Lopez has 39 multihit games, most before the All-Star break since Houston's
Jose Altuve had 40 in 2014.
Prez (5-6) struck out a season-high eight and retired all 21 batters he faced.
It was the fourth time this year he didn't walk anyone.
The 6-foot-8 right-hander, who missed the 2024 season while recovering from
Tommy John surgery, threw 92 pitches --- his most in three starts since
returning from the injured list June 24. He had been sidelined since late May
because of a bizarre leg injury sustained while he was stretching in the dugout.
The crowd full of A's fans booed when McCullough replaced Prez with reliever
Lake Bachar to begin the eighth.
Moments later, Miami's bid for its first perfect game quickly unraveled.
Bachar issued a leadoff walk to Lawrence Butler, the first baserunner for the
A's. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer then dunked a pop-fly single into shallow right field
for their first hit.
Carlos Cortes followed with an RBI double, Max Muncy walked and Jonah Heim
launched a grand slam that shaved Miami's lead to 8-5.
Brian Serven singled to chase Bachar, who didn't retire any of the six batters
he faced.
Michael Petersen got through the eighth without any more damage, and Miami
tacked on an insurance run in the ninth. That proved critical when Pete
Fairbanks gave up three runs, two earned, in the bottom half before finally
closing it out.
Heim had a two-run single to finish with six RBIs.
Gage Jump (3-3) allowed a career-high six runs in three innings for the
Athletics, who have lost seven of eight.
Hernndez hit solo homers in the first and sixth. Jimnez added a two-run drive
in the third --- his first home run since June 12, 2025.
Up next Marlins: Open their next series Tuesday in Seattle. Athletics: Visit the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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