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The last perfect game to be thrown in MLB history was against the Athletics on June 28, 2023 at the Oakland Coliseum. It was the 24th ever, and was tossed by New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán. For seven innings on Sunday, it looked like the 25th was going to happened with Miami Marlins righty Eury Pérez dominating the A's.
He gave way to Lake Bachar in the eighth inning, having thrown 92 pitches, and the fans in Sacramento booed Marlins manager Clayton McCullough for pulling Pérez. What started as booing turned into chanting, "Shame!" and pointing at the Marlin dugout.
The chanting was getting the A's offense working, so they kept chanting. Four batters into the eighth, they had a Lawrence Butler walk to break up the perfect game, a Joshua Kuroda-Grauer hit to break up the no-hitter, and a Carlos Cortes RBI double put them on the board.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Jonah Heim came through with yet another big home run, crushing a grand slam to cut the deficit to 8-5. Backup catcher Brian Serven, making his season debut, immediately singled to keep the hits coming, setting up the top of the order.
Henry Bolte grounded to short, where Miami got the out at second, but Bolte's speed had him reach first safely. He then pushed his luck trying to steal second and was thrown out. Nick Kurtz promptly struck out to end the inning and the threat.
Elvis Alvarado came out of the bullpen for the A's in the ninth with his team down three, and the energy that the game had gained immediately slowed to a crawl. Alvarado needed 28 pitches to get through the ninth, giving up a run on a ball up the middle that landed Heriberto Hernández on second.
The A's would end up dropping this one 9-8 following another two RBI single from Heim in the ninth, but they were unable to come all the way from behind.
Gage Jump lasted just three innings, giving up eight hits, six earned runs and three walks while striking out one.
"A day like today, getting out of the ball that early, that can't happen," Jump said afterwards. "There's not many things I'm going to try to change. It's just going back to what I'm good at and doing that as much as I can. I was falling behind a lot, making mistakes, and they put good swings on it."
Mason Barnett came on and faced the minimum in the fourth and fifth, but Otto Lopez and Hernández went back-to-back to begin the sixth, pushing Barnett from the game. For Hernández, it was his second home run of the game and 11th on the year as part of a multi-hit day that included a pair of walks.
When the pitching change came in the eighth, this game felt like a throwback to the Coliseum. The announced crowd of 8686 made their own fun with the chanting, and it had a direct impact on the field. In the end, those chants weren't enough and the A's fell 9-8.
The loss caps an awful 1-5 homestand that included a sweep at the hands of Miami, as the A's fall to just 5-16 in their last 21 home games at Sutter Health Park.
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He gave way to Lake Bachar in the eighth inning, having thrown 92 pitches, and the fans in Sacramento booed Marlins manager Clayton McCullough for pulling Pérez. What started as booing turned into chanting, "Shame!" and pointing at the Marlin dugout.
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Jason Burke (@ByJasonB) on XThe fans in Sacramento just yelled “Shame!” at the Marlins dugout for pulling Eury Pérez with a perfect game going.The chanting was getting the A's offense working, so they kept chanting. Four batters into the eighth, they had a Lawrence Butler walk to break up the perfect game, a Joshua Kuroda-Grauer hit to break up the no-hitter, and a Carlos Cortes RBI double put them on the board.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Jonah Heim came through with yet another big home run, crushing a grand slam to cut the deficit to 8-5. Backup catcher Brian Serven, making his season debut, immediately singled to keep the hits coming, setting up the top of the order.
Henry Bolte grounded to short, where Miami got the out at second, but Bolte's speed had him reach first safely. He then pushed his luck trying to steal second and was thrown out. Nick Kurtz promptly struck out to end the inning and the threat.
Elvis Alvarado came out of the bullpen for the A's in the ninth with his team down three, and the energy that the game had gained immediately slowed to a crawl. Alvarado needed 28 pitches to get through the ninth, giving up a run on a ball up the middle that landed Heriberto Hernández on second.
The A's would end up dropping this one 9-8 following another two RBI single from Heim in the ninth, but they were unable to come all the way from behind.
Gage Jump lasted just three innings, giving up eight hits, six earned runs and three walks while striking out one.
"A day like today, getting out of the ball that early, that can't happen," Jump said afterwards. "There's not many things I'm going to try to change. It's just going back to what I'm good at and doing that as much as I can. I was falling behind a lot, making mistakes, and they put good swings on it."
Mason Barnett came on and faced the minimum in the fourth and fifth, but Otto Lopez and Hernández went back-to-back to begin the sixth, pushing Barnett from the game. For Hernández, it was his second home run of the game and 11th on the year as part of a multi-hit day that included a pair of walks.
When the pitching change came in the eighth, this game felt like a throwback to the Coliseum. The announced crowd of 8686 made their own fun with the chanting, and it had a direct impact on the field. In the end, those chants weren't enough and the A's fell 9-8.
The loss caps an awful 1-5 homestand that included a sweep at the hands of Miami, as the A's fall to just 5-16 in their last 21 home games at Sutter Health Park.
Join the conversation at Athletics Roundtable — your home for A's baseball coverage and community! You can also follow Jason @ByJasonB on Twitter or @JasonBurke on BlueSky so you never miss an article!
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