Eury Pérez (4-6, 3.84 ERA) started for Miami and Gage Jump (3-2, 3.98) got the ball for the Athletics at 1:30 PM PT, and for six-plus innings this looked like a laugher and nothing more. The Marlins had already hung 19 runs on this Athletics pitching staff over the first two games of the series, and Sunday's early innings kept that trend rolling.
The Athletics have been picking through a lineup with real holes lately. Brent Rooker is done for the year after season-ending left knee surgery, Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson are both on the 10-day IL, and catcher Shea Langeliers was out of Sunday's lineup with a thumb issue. That's a lot of thump missing from a team that's now dropped 4 of its last 5. Jump, the rookie southpaw who's emerged as one of Oakland's more encouraging arms since his May call-up, was miscast as a stopper in this spot given how thin the roster around him has gotten.
None of that stopped the Athletics from making it interesting. Down 9-0 entering the eighth inning, Sacramento scored 5 in the eighth and 3 more in the ninth — 8 runs in the final two frames — before finally running out of outs. It was the kind of finish that turns a laugher into a genuine sweat.
Miami's now won 4 of its last 5 and is 48-42 on the season, riding a stretch that includes a 14-3 blowout of Colorado and back-to-back statement wins in this series (12-5, then 7-2) before Sunday's escape act. Pérez has quietly turned a corner too, following up an 8-strikeout outing against the Rockies with another start against a lineup that couldn't touch him for most of the afternoon.
- Day-To-DayJakob Marsee CF — Marsee was removed from Sunday's game against the Athletics due to a right knee contusion, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender RP — The Marlins placed Bender on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right shin stress reaction.
- 15-Day-ILJanson Junk SP — Junk (shin) allowed one run over 2.2 innings in his first rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday before exiting after being struck on the left wrist by a comebacker, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILJosh Ekness RP — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Ekness is expected to miss approximately six weeks due to a right calf strain, Kyle Sielaff of Marlins.tv reports.
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi RP — The Marlins transferred Nardi (ribcage) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling SP — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez RP — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur SP — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
- Day-To-DayShea Langeliers C — Langeliers (thumb) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
- 10-Day-ILBrent Rooker DH — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.
- 10-Day-ILTyler Soderstrom LF — Soderstrom (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
- 10-Day-ILJacob Wilson SS — Wilson (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
- 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke CF — Clarke (hamstring) has started to play catch and has also begun a swinging progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILLuis Severino SP — The Athletics transferred Severino (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
- 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske RP — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund SP — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.
Miami didn't get out clean, either. Center fielder Jakob Marsee was removed from Sunday's game with a right knee contusion, an injury worth watching given how thin the Marlins' pitching depth already is behind him — Anthony Bender, Janson Junk, Josh Ekness, Andrew Nardi, Robby Snelling and Adam Mazur are all sidelined in some form. Depth issues on both sides made this one look shakier late than it should have.
A 9-0 laugher that turns into a 1-run final is a reminder these Athletics aren't dead just because the record says so — they've got fight, even shorthanded. But for Miami, a sweep is a sweep, and every version of a win counts the same in the standings.