Athletics at Cincinnati — MLB March 9, 2026

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Final

Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, AZ

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	9	12	0
CIN	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7	12	2

Decisions

Win J. Perkins ATH

2.2 IP · 4 H · 2 ER · 2 K · 4.19 ERA

Loss R. Lowder CIN

3.2 IP · 7 H · 3 ER · 4 K

Save C. Johnson ATH

1.0 IP · 1 H · 0 ER · 0 K

Scoring plays All plays ›

Play	ATH	CIN
Top 1st Brian Serven reached on Garrett Hampson's fielding error, Max Muncy to third, Jeff McNeil scored	1	0
Top 1st Cade Marlowe singled to center, Brian Serven to second, Max Muncy scored	2	0
Top 1st Zack Gelof doubled to left center, Cade Marlowe to third, Brian Serven scored	3	0
Top 1st Tommy White hit sacrifice fly, Zack Gelof to third, Cade Marlowe scored	4	0
Bottom 1st JJ Bleday homered (423 ft.) to deep right center, Matt McLain scored	4	2
Top 4th Jeff McNeil homered (403 ft.) to deep right center, Cameron Leary scored	6	2
Bottom 5th Noelvi Marte doubled to left center, Nathaniel Lowe scored	6	3
Top 7th Jared Dickey singled to shallow left center, Luke Mann to third, Michael Stefanic scored	7	3
Top 7th Jared Sprague-Lott walked, Drew Swift to second, Jared Dickey to third, Luke Mann scored	8	3
Top 7th Cameron Leary walked, Jared Sprague-Lott to second, Drew Swift to third, Jared Dickey scored	9	3
Bottom 8th Jay Allen II hit sacrifice fly, Rafhlmil Torres to third, Dominic Pitelli scored	9	4
Bottom 8th Rece Hinds homered (446 ft.) to deep left center, Ruben Ibarra scored, Rafhlmil Torres scored	9	7

Closing line

		Open	Close
money	ATH	+115	+114
money	CIN	-140	-133

Box score

Athletics

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
J. McNeil 2B	3	2	3	2	0	0	.243
M. Stefanic 2B	2	1	2	0	0	0	.182
M. Muncy 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.214
L. Mann PR-3B	1	1	0	0	0	1	–
B. Serven C	2	1	0	1	1	0	–
C. Wallach C	2	0	0	0	0	1	–
S. McGuire C	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
C. Marlowe RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	–
J. Dickey RF	2	1	1	1	0	1	–
Z. Gelof DH	4	0	2	1	0	1	.174
B. Boser PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
L. De Vries SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	–
D. Swift SS	1	0	1	0	1	0	–
T. White 1B	2	0	0	1	0	0	–
J. Sprague-Lott 1B	1	0	0	1	1	1	–
C. Leary CF	3	1	1	1	2	2	–
D. Taylor LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	–
B. McArn PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	–
Totals		9	12		6	13

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
J. Perkins W	2.2	4	2	2	3	2	58
J. Garland	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	11
L. Medina	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	20
B. Kriske	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	32
A. Causey	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	30
D. Robles	0.2	2	4	4	1	1	22
M. Dallas	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	11
C. Johnson S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13

Cincinnati

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
M. McLain SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	.220
R. Torres SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	–
J. Bleday DH	4	1	1	2	0	1	.212
R. Ibarra PH-DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	–
S. Steer LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.238
J. Allen LF	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.228
R. Hinds RF	2	1	2	3	0	0	.116
M. Smith RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
T. Stephenson C	2	0	0	0	1	1	.231
W. Banfield C	2	0	1	0	0	0	.100
W. Benson CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.226
P. Higgins 1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	–
N. Marte RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.263
C. Jorge CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	–
K. Hayes 3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.235
C. Sanchez 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	–
G. Hampson 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.143
D. Pitelli 2B	1	1	1	0	1	0	–
Totals		7	12		8	7

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
R. Lowder L	3.2	7	5	3	0	4	59
C. Phillips	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	19
S. Moll	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	19
T. Antone	0.2	2	3	3	2	2	28
J. Lavallee	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	12
Y. Marte	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15
D. Daniel	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	26