Lopez celebrates first All-Star bid with big night
Otto Lopez celebrated being named to his first career All-Star Game by going 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBI to help the Miami Marlins record a 7-2 victory over the host Athletics on Saturday.
Kyle Stowers added a two-run shot, and Joe Mack had a solo blast for the Marlins, who have scored 19 runs while winning the first two games of the series. Liam Hicks had three hits and scored twice, while Stowers and Mack each had two hits for Miami.
Sandy Alcantara (10-4) allowed one run and six hits over eight innings to record his seventh consecutive victory. The right-hander struck out eight and walked one.
Carlos Cortes, Henry Bolte and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer each had two hits for the Athletics, who lost for the 10th time in the past 13 games.
Aaron Civale (5-6) of the Athletics gave up four runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked two while losing his fifth straight start and remaining winless over his past six turns.
Mack led off the third inning with a homer to right off Civale to get the Marlins on the board.
One out later, Hicks singled to left. Lopez came up with two outs and lined a two-run shot that narrowly cleared the left field wall.
Javier Sanoja doubled to lead off the Miami fifth. Two outs later, Lopez stroked an RBI double to left to make it 4-0.
Hicks singled with one out in the seventh off Kade Morris. Stowers followed with a two-run shot over the wall in left to make it a six-run game. Stowers has three homers in the first two games of the series.
The Athletics struck in the seventh as Bolte and Kuroda-Grauer hit back-to-back singles. Jeff McNeil's sacrifice fly scored Bolte to end Alcantara's shutout bid.
Stowers, Lopez and Xavier Edwards all singled to start the ninth to make it 7-1.
Cortes doubled off Tyler Zuber to start the bottom of the ninth. He scored when Bolte reached on an infield single and the ensuing throw by Lopez was wide of first.
