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Marlins Pull Eury Pérez After Seven Perfect Innings, Survive 9-8 Thriller vs. A’s

Eury Perez pitched seven perfect innings before getting lifted by Miami manager Clayton McCullough, and the Marlins nearly squandered an eight-run lead Sunday in a 9-8 victory over the Athletics. Heriberto Hernandez homered twice for the surprising Marlins (49-42), who have won nine of 12 overall after completing a three-game sweep. Leo Jimenez and All-Star shortstop Otto Lopez also went deep. Lopez, who leads the majors with a .346 batting average, drove in three runs and scored twice. He and Hernández had back-to-back homers in the sixth, and each finished with three of Miami's 16 hits. Lope...