Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants
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Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hits go-ahead 2-run homer in 6th, Giants beat Athletics 8-3
Alex Wood delivered as one example of that effort.
Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth, Wood earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief and the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Wednesday night.
Wood (5-4) entered to start the fifth in a tie game and allowed just one hit making his fifth relief outing of 2023 to go with 11 starts.
“We've got two months, we've got a really tough schedule in August, so every one matters,” Wood said. “So it's show up and go to work.”
Slater connected against Hogan Harris (2-5) after J.D. Davis hit a two-run homer in the first against A's opener Freddy Tarnok.
Shea Langeliers hit a tying single in the fourth for Oakland following Aledmys Diaz's RBI single and an errant throw by center fielder Luis Matos that allowed a second run to come home.
Patrick Bailey and Mike Yastrzemski added RBI doubles in the eighth as the Giants swept the quick two-game Bay Bridge Series after snapping a six-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
“It was good to see everyone get out of the rut tonight,” Slater said of the offense coming through.
Highly touted Giants shortstop Marco Luciano made his major league debut and went 0 for 2 after spending just six games with Triple-A Sacramento. His parents, Juana and Marco, will travel to the Bay Area from the Dominican Republic on Thursday ahead of a weekend home series against the Boston Red Sox.
Luciano received a rousing standing ovation when he batted for the first time in the big leagues and hit a deep fly to right caught at the wall.
“I'm a competitor who likes to have fun,” Luciano said.
Tony Kemp singled three times in the leadoff spot to match his season high of three hits for the A's, whose fans rallied the Giants to join in more “Sell the team!” chants as a message against owner John Fisher's plan to move the franchise from Oakland to Las Vegas.
The Giants get a day off Thursday for the first time since the All-Star break.
IMPRESSIVE BP
Giants first-round pick Bryce Eldridge, an outfielder and right-handed pitcher who signed for $3,997,500 on Tuesday, made quite an impression taking batting practice with the big leaguers. The lanky 6-foot-4 introduced himself to home run king Barry Bonds and received some encouraging hitting words from Brandon Crawford.
At 18, he will report to San Francisco's complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday to play his first game there.
“It's crazy, I'm 18 years old and all these guys have been super shocked to see my size,” he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: 1B Ryan Noda can hit again with his batting helmet on as he recovers from a fractured jaw, “so that's a good sign,” manager Mark Kotsay said. While he still is only using a straw to eat, Noda is scheduled to be examined again next week by his oral surgeon. ... RHP Mason Miller (forearm tightness) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session. ... OF Esteury Ruiz threw around the bases to test his dislocated right shoulder and will report to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin a rehab assignment beginning with batting practice and throwing Thursday then play Friday.
Giants: OF Mitch Haniger received good news from the latest X-ray on his fractured right forearm and is ready to begin baseball activities. ... 2B Thairo Estrada also is doing baseball activities while recovering from a broken left hand.
UP NEXT
The A's had yet to announce a starter for the start of a series at Colorado on Friday night, while San Francisco announced late that it would start Logan Webb on Friday for its interleague series opener against Boston.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Langeliers popped out to first. | |
9th Inning | Peterson struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Laureano struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | J. Diaz reached on infield single to third. | |
9th Inning | Jackson relieved Ty. Rogers | |
8th Inning | Wisely singled to left, Yastrzemski scored, Wisely out stretching at second. |
Statistics
OAK | SF | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
15 | Ground Balls | 6 |
8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
8 | Hits | 9 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
2 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
3 | Runs | 8 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
33 | At Bats | 32 |
0 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
12 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 5 |
10 | Fly Balls | 16 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
134 | Pitches | 140 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
9 | Total Bases | 20 |
35 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
1 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
2.1 | Runs Created | 6.7 |
.242 | Batting Average | .281 |
1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
.273 | Slugging Percentage | .625 |
.121 | Secondary Average | .438 |
.286 | On Base Percentage | .343 |
.558 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .968 |
1.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
2.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.9 |
21.0 | Batter Rating | 57.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.83 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
.030 | Isolated Power | .344 |
0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.30 |
.057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .086 |
-.121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .156 |
5.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
73.5 | MLB Rating | 96.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, California
Attendance: 36,142 | Capacity:
2024 American League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |