The losing did not take a holiday.
The Oakland Athletics dropped another game on Saturday night, falling to the Miami Marlins 7-2 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The Fourth of July loss extended what has been a difficult stretch for the club, according to Yahoo Sports.
Aaron Civale started on the mound for the A's, taking the ball in the first inning against a Marlins team that kept the pressure on throughout the night. The final score of 7-2 reflects a game that was not particularly close.
The A's have been playing their home games in West Sacramento while their permanent stadium situation in Las Vegas remains in progress. Sutter Health Park, a minor league facility, has become a familiar backdrop for a team navigating an unusual stretch in its franchise history.
The Marlins, not a team typically associated with dominance, handed Oakland another loss in a game that offered little to celebrate for the home side. The margin was comfortable enough for Miami to suggest the A's had no significant late push.
The result adds to a pattern for Oakland that has defined much of their recent season. Even on a national holiday, with whatever extra crowd the occasion may have brought to the park, the outcome followed the same direction as too many nights before it.
