The Marlins displeased the baseball gods on Sunday and discovered the consequences of such a misstep.
Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez began his day on the bump with a 1-2-3, nine-pitch first inning against the Athletics. It was a harbinger of good things to come for the Miami righthander. Perez struck out a pair in the second and third innings, had a 15-pitch fourth, another quick fifth and struck out a pair once again in the sixth. 18 up, 18 down for Perez through six on 83 pitches. The Marlins offense had also came to play, building an 8–0 lead up to that point.
