A's Dismantle Marlins

     The Miami Marlins were dominated by the Oakland A's 20-4 on Saturday at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The A's now have a six-game winning streak. The Marlins look to avoid a three-game series sweep on Sunday. 

     Oakland(17-17) took a tremendous lead early in the contest. The A's piled on two runs in the second inning, 10 runs in the third inning and one run in the fourth inning for a 13-0 lead. Brent Rooker had two home runs during the bottom of the third. 

     Miami(9-26) finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth and trailed by 12 runs. Nick Fortes connected with a solo home run to left field for his first homer of the season. 

     The A's answered back with one run in the bottom of the sixth and two runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 15-run cushion. Former Marlin J.J. Bleday capped the seventh with a double into center field which brought in Shea Langeliers.

     The Marlins made it 16-3 in the top of the eighth. Bryan De La Cruz smacked a two-run homer to right-center field wtih Dane Myers aboard for his sixth home run of the year. 

     In the bottom of the eighth, Oakland added four more runs for a 20-3 lead. Langeliers concluded the frame with a three-run homer to left-center field for his seventh home run of the 2024 campaign.