Nick Gordon homers and gets 4 hits to lead Marlins past A's 12-3

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Gordon had four hits, including his first home run in three weeks, and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-3 to end Oakland’s six-game winning streak Sunday.

Josh Bell had a pair of RBI singles and Jonah Bride drove in two runs as the Marlins won for the third time in 12 games and avoided a series sweep.

Miami got 14 hits and had eight players with at least one RBI, a stark difference from a day earlier when the Marlins’ bats were mostly muffled in a 20-4 loss to the A’s.

“Super big,” Gordon said. “After last night, to bounce back like that and put it on them pretty good shows signs of a good team.”

Brent Rooker, who homered twice in one inning during the blowout victory Saturday, had two hits and scored twice for Oakland.

The game attracted a crowd of 12,212, the largest at the Coliseum since opening day.

Gordon was in a 1-for-21 funk before his two-run homer off starter Joe Boyle. That capped a four-run inning that began when Boyle walked the bases loaded on 14 pitches.

Boyle (2-5) sustained a lower back injury and was removed after the first.

“He couldn’t throw strikes and that may be attributed to the back,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “He’ll be in an MRI tube tomorrow and we’ll make a determination on how to move forward.”

Gordon also singled in the third, doubled and scored in the sixth, and singled and scored in the ninth.

“Up and down the order it was good,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “Obviously, Gordon had a really nice day. Good to see him get going. We need him to get going, especially against the right-handers. That’s why he’s here, to hit the righties.”

Burch Smith (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning in relief of starter Sixto Sánchez, who went four innings. Sánchez allowed three hits and two runs.

After Gordon’s home run got the Marlins going, Miami continued to tack on.

Bell singled home a run in the second inning to make it 5-0, then Bride and Christian Bethancourt hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the sixth.

The A’s scored twice in the fourth on Darell Hernaiz’s RBI single and a throwing error by Bell at first base.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: Bell fell to the ground after being hit in the right foot by a pitch from A’s reliever Michael Kelly in the seventh. An athletic trainer came out and checked on Bell, who was helped to his feet and stayed in the game.

Athletics: OF Esteury Ruiz was held out of the lineup with a wrist injury he sustained Saturday while making a diving catch. Kotsay said Ruiz will undergo an MRI on Monday.

UP NEXT

Marlins: RHP Roddery Muñoz (1-0, 2.45 ERA) faces the Dodgers on Monday. Muñoz has 14 strikeouts, tied for the second-most in franchise history by a pitcher in his first two starts in one season.

Athletics: LHP Alex Wood (1-2, 6.32 ERA) pitches against the Texas Rangers in the opener of a four-game series Monday. Wood is winless in six career starts at the Coliseum.

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Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon watches his three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Oakland Athletics shortstop Darell Hernaiz, right, tags out Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon, left, at second base on a steal-attempt during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Oakland Athletics' Darell Hernaiz, right, slides safely at second next to Miami Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Athletics' Kyle McCann reached first on the throwing error by Marlins' Josh Bell. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Oakland Athletics pitcher Joe Boyle throws to a Miami Marlins batter during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins pitcher Sixto Sánchez throws to an Oakland Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon, right, celebrates as he runs the bases following his three-run home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher Joe Boyle, background, during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon (1) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher Joe Boyle during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon hits a three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Nick Gordon hits a single against the Oakland Athletics during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a school building, university police said Saturday.

Their arrests came a week after authorities broke up a protest encampment on campus and arrested nine students — and as other colleges across the country, anxious to prepare for commencement season, have either negotiated agreements with students or called in police to dismantle protest camps.

Members of Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine announced the action Friday at the school’s Fisher-Bennett Hall, urging supporters to bring “flags, pots, pans, noise-makers, megaphones” and other items, the University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety said in a news release.

Officers could be seen closing in “within the hour,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. University police supported by city police then escorted the protesters out and secured the building, news outlets reported.

Police said after clearing the building that they recovered “lock-picking tools and homemade metal shields fashioned from oil drums.”

Exit doors had been secured with zip ties and barbed wire and barricaded with metal chairs and desks, while windows were covered by newspaper and cardboard, and bike racks and metal chairs blocked entrances, police said.

Seven of the students arrested on Friday remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges, including one person who assaulted an officer, campus police said. A dozen were issued citations for failing to disperse and follow police commands. They have been released from custody.

The attempted occupation of Fisher-Bennett Hall came a week after city and campus police broke up a two-week encampment on the campus, arresting 33 people, nine of whom were students and two dozen of whom had “no Penn affiliation,” according to university officials.

Meanwhile, a group protesting the war in Gaza and demanding that the University of Chicago divest from companies doing business with Israel temporarily took over a building on the school’s campus Friday afternoon.

Members of the group surrounded the Institute of Politics building around 5 p.m. while others made their way inside, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The Chicago protest follows the May 7 clearing of a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the school by police. University of Chicago administrators had initially adopted a permissive approach, but said earlier this month that the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety.

On Friday, campus police officers using riot shields gained access to the Institute of Politics building and scuffled with protesters. Some protesters climbed from a second-floor window, according to the Sun-Times.

The school said protesters attempted to bar the entrance, damaged university property and ignored directives to clear the way, and that those inside the building left when campus police officers entered.

“The University of Chicago is fundamentally committed to upholding the rights of protesters to express a wide range of views,” school spokesperson Gerald McSwiggan said in a statement. “At the same time, university policies make it clear that protests cannot jeopardize public safety, disrupt the university’s operations or involve the destruction of property.”

No arrests or injuries were reported.

Students and others have set up tent encampments on campuses around the country to protest the Israel-Hamas war, pressing colleges to cut financial ties with Israel. Tensions over the war have been high on campuses since the fall but the pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread quickly following an April 18 police crackdown on an encampment at Columbia University.

The demonstrations reached all corners of the United States, becoming its largest campus protest movement in decades, and spread to other countries, including many in Europe.

Lately, some protesters have taken down their tents, as at Harvard, where student activists this week said the encampment had “outlasted its utility with respect to our demands.” Others packed up after striking deals with college administrators who offered amnesty for protesters, discussions around their investments, and other concessions. On many other campuses, colleges have called in police to clear demonstrations.

Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested on U.S. campuses over the past month. As summer break approaches, there have been fewer new arrests and campuses have been calmer. Still, colleges have been vigilant for disruptions to commencement ceremonies.

The latest Israel-Hamas war began when Hamas and other militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing around 1,200 people and taking an additional 250 hostage. Palestinian militants still hold about 100 captives, and Israel’s military has killed more than 35,000 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.

On Thursday, police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school’s president told students to leave the area or face arrest.

A protester is taken into custody at S. 34th St. near the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on Friday, May 17, 2024. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Police walk by a side entrance to Fisher-Bennett Hall where pro-Palestine supporters had erected barricades before clashing with police on the University of Pennsylvania campus near 34th and Walnut St. in Philadelphia on Friday, May 17, 2024. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

A protester is taken into custody at S. 34th St. near University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on Friday, May 17, 2024. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Pro-Palestinian protesters and Philadelphia police have a standoff along 34th Street at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, May 17, 2024. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Pro-Palestinian protesters and Philadelphia and Penn police standoff along 34th Street at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, May 17, 2024. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside the gates to the courtyard at the University of Pennsylvania Museum on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Philadelphia. Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus. University police say seven remained in custody Saturday awaiting felony charges from Friday's incident, including one person who allegedly assaulted an officer. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)