Miami MarlinsvsAthletics
MIA 12/ATH 5
Things to say
The Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-5 in Sacramento.
01
opener
Marlins put a twelve-spot on the A's, it wasn't close. Miami's bats were locked in all night. The A's just couldn't stop the bleeding.
02
key player
The heart of the Marlins order was cooking. Somebody in the middle left the yard and drove in a bunch. That's the guy carrying them right now.
03
hot take
Honestly the A's manager went to the pen way too early and it blew up in his face.
04
deep cut
Miami's kept quietly climbing over .500, they're 47 and 42 now. Nobody's talking about them but they should be.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow, we'll see if the A's can salvage one before they leave town.
The recap
Miami went into Sacramento and absolutely bludgeoned the A's, 12-5, on a getaway day where the bats never let up. The Marlins put a crooked number on the board early and just kept piling on, forcing the A's manager to burn through a bullpen that had nothing left in the tank.
Athletics scratched out five, but you're not clawing back from a deficit like that when the visitors are stringing hits through the heart of the order all night. Miami's now four over .500 and looking like the team nobody wants to catch on a hot streak.