Brent Rooker's 2-run homer leads A's to fifth straight win, 3-1 over Marlins

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Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 for their fifth straight victory. Esteury Ruiz added an RBI single in the fifth as the A’s backed lefty JP Sears, who won for the first time in four starts. Lucas Erceg finished for his second save.

Oakland AthleticsBrent Rooker , right, celebrates with Abraham Toro after hitting a two-run home run against Miami Marlins pitcher Ryan Weathers during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland Athletics ’ JP Sears pitches to a Miami Marlins batter during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in Oakland, Calif.

Oakland, which is 16-17, lost 112 games last season and didn’t pick up its 16th victory until a win at Milwaukee on June 10 in the 66th game. Now, the A’s are on a roll. They drew 8,533 fans for the interleague opener. Miami changed its lineup minutes before the game started, pulling the 27-year-old Arraez out of the leadoff spot and second base. Arraez was hitting .299 with five RBIs and had scored 22 runs with a .347 on-base percentage over 16 games.

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