Miami 12, at Athletics 5

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Kyle Stowers homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Miami Marlins erupted for six runs in the first inning to beat the Athletics 12-5 on Friday night at Sutter Health Park. The Marlins improved to 47-42, while the Athletics fell to 41-47. Stowers, who entered the game in a 2-for-14 slump over his previous four games, went 4-for-5 with two solo homers and a two-run shot. His first home run, leading off the sixth, gave the Marlins some breathing room after the Athletics had cut a six-run deficit to two. His second homer,… Read more...