Third baseman Matt Duffy smacked a two-run home run and catcher Buster Posey went 4-for-4, leading the Giants to the 11th win in their last 12 games. But the Giants countered that with one of their own in the bottom of the inning, with Duffy making it a three-RBI day with a single that again scored Pagan.
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Tim Hudson did nothing to solidify his position in the Giants’ rotation, nor stop any of the trade rumors, when he scuffled through five innings in a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Eric Sogard and Billy Burns, who left the game early with an injury, also drove in runs.
“I’ve just got to get outs”, Kendall Graveman said. Instead, he tried to pump a 3-2 fastball by him and gave up the solo blast that opened the scoring as the A’s (44-55) lost the second straight game in this series.
“With a little bit of luck, I could have given up maybe one run and maybe gone six or seven innings”, said Tim Hudson, who yielded three runs and seven hits.
“It was great”, A’s manager Bob Melvin said of Zobrist.
Hudson’s wild pitch in the second allowed the A’s to get one run back after Josh Reddick’s leadoff double.
Tropeano (1-1) pitched seven-hit ball into the seventh inning of his second start for the Angels. Burns left the game with a testicular contusion. He recorded an RBI groundout.
The victory puts the Giants 10 games over. “They didn’t give in, they didn’t chase down, they didn’t expand the zone”. He walked two and struck out two. While browsing stories about your favorite teams and sports, you’ll have access to the latest results and can dive deeper into the numbers, a couple clicks away.
Bumgarner’s home run off Bassitt was the first time since the advent of the designated hitter that the A’s have allowed a home run to the opposing pitcher. Closer Sean Doolittle (strained left shoulder) threw off flat ground and will pitch a bullpen session Thursday…. OF Coco Crisp (cervical strain) is expected to begin a rehab assignment soon.
Aoki has been out since June 21 with a fracture in his right leg. He went 2 for 3 with a walk and ran the bases well Saturday during his final game with Sacramento.
The A’s recalled RHP Angel Castro from Triple-A Nashville and optioned RHP Arnold Leon to Nashville before the game.
Oakland, notorious for making second-half runs to the postseason may not be as fortunate this year. But 0-3 record aside, he’s continued to instill confidence that he’s capable to be an extended replacement for injured starter Jesse Hahn if necessary.
Locked in a full count with Madison Bumgarner while in the inning that is third Saturday, right-hander that is A’s Joe Bassitt used a 90-mph sinker that leaped down and in for the right-handed- smacking Giants pitcher. “He had better command than his last start, so that’s a good sign”.
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Bassitt faced two over the minimum through five innings, with the only blemish Bumgarner’s third home run of the season.
