By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press
July 4, 2026 - 10:01 pm
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sandy Alcantara allowed 1 tally with a season-high 8 strikeouts successful 8 innings to triumph his seventh consecutive start, starring the Miami Marlins past the Athletics 7-2 connected Saturday night.
Otto Lopez homered and had 3 hits and 3 RBIs for Miami to observe his archetypal All-Star selection. Joe Mack and Kyle Stowers besides connected portion Liam Hicks added 3 hits for the Marlins (48-42).
Alcantara (10-4) gave up six hits and walked 1 against the A’s to widen the longest winning streak by a Marlins starter since 2016. Tyler Zuber pitched the ninth. Miami has won 8 of 11.
Lopez, the National League person successful hits entering the time who volition articulation teammate Max Meyer successful the All-Star Game, deed a two-run location tally disconnected A’s starter Aaron Civale successful the third. The 27-year-old infielder besides got to Civale for an RBI treble successful the 5th for his 38th multi-hit crippled earlier the All-Star break, an ongoing Marlins record.
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Carlos Cortes each had 2 hits for the A’s. Manager Mark Kotsay’s nine has mislaid 4 of 5 connected its homestand and 10 of 13 overall.
Mack enactment the Marlins up with his 3rd location tally successful 4 games, a 449-foot thrust disconnected Civale starring disconnected the third.
After Hicks singled, Lopez added his seventh location tally to marque it 3-0.
Stowers deed his 11th location tally disconnected Kade Morris successful the seventh.
Civale (5-6) had six strikeouts and allowed 4 runs successful 4 2/3 innings.
The A’s are moving to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they volition statesman play successful a caller ballpark being built connected the Strip.
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