Marlins' Matt Mervis suffers brutal hit in the groin after missed play

Mervis tried to pick the ball off of the short hop but missed the ball and got hit in a very sensitive area. 

In agony, Mervis sat and put his face in his glove as the trainers came out to check on him, but ended up staying in the game. 

Edwards was charged with a throwing error and, in addition to his errant throw inflicting pain on Mervis, it cost the Marlins a run. There were two outs with a man on second base when the ball was hit, and Edwards' error allowed Seth Brown to score and make it a 6-0 Athletics' lead. 

Marlins starting pitcher Valente Bellozo struggled in the loss, as he threw 4 2/3 innings and gave up five runs on four hits and walked four batters while he struck out just one hitter. 

The Athletics (18-15) play the Marlins (12-19) again on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET in the second game of their three-game series.