WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Eury Pérez pitched seven hitless innings and the Miami Marlins held off a late rally to defeat the Athletics 9-8 on Sunday evening at Sutter Health Park, completing a three-game sweep.

Pérez struck out eight without walking a batter, improving to 5-6. He did not allow a baserunner, facing the minimum 21 batters. The Marlins built a 9-0 lead through six innings, scoring one in the first, two in the second, three in the third, two in the sixth and one in the ninth. Otto Lopez went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Heriberto Hernández homered twice and drove in two. Leo Jiménez homered, and Liam Hicks had two RBIs.

The Athletics rallied with five runs in the eighth, highlighted by Jonah Heim’s grand slam. Heim added a two-run single in the ninth, finishing with six RBIs. But Miami relievers Michael Petersen and others closed it out. Gage Jump (3-3) took the loss.

Miami outhit the Athletics 16-7. The Marlins improved to 49-42, while the Athletics fell to 41-49. Attendance was 8,686, and the game lasted 3 hours, 22 minutes.