WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit two home runs in a 4-for-5 night, Heriberto Hernández, Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie also homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-5 on Friday night.
Stowers had his second four-hit game of the season, matching a June 17 performance against the Phillies.
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Miami Marlins' Jakob Marsee hits a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics center fielder Henry Bolte catches a fly ball for the out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics' Nick Kurtz watches his two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández, right, congratulates teammate Liam Hicks (34) after scoring on a sacrifice fly during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Hernández's 414-foot three-run shot in the first inning made it a five-run game before the first out was recorded, as the first five batters all came around to score.
Liam Hicks scored on Xavier Edwards' bases-loaded walk, and Stowers came across on a passed ball. Marsee's first of the night added one more run before the A's finally got out of the inning.
The A's briefly staged a rally, as Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer in the third and Jeff McNeil had a three-run double in the fourth, but Stowers hit a solo homer in the sixth and a two-run shot in the eighth to stretch the lead back to five.
Caissie tacked on a two-run homer in the ninth to put the game on ice.
Tyler Phillips worked 3 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs against two strikeouts. Five Miami relievers combined for 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, and Lake Bachar (1-0) picked up the win with two hitless innings.
Kurtz and Carlos Cortes paced the A's with two hits each. Jack Perkins (2-4) allowed seven hits and seven runs to take the loss as the opener, striking out eight.
Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara (9-4, 4.20 ERA) was set to start Saturday night against RHP Aaron Civale (5-5, 4.92).
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Miami Marlins' Jakob Marsee hits a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics center fielder Henry Bolte catches a fly ball for the out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics' Nick Kurtz watches his two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández, right, congratulates teammate Liam Hicks (34) after scoring on a sacrifice fly during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, July 3, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
