WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Nick Kurtz hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night.

Kurtz connected off Tyler Mahle for his eighth homer, scoring Lawrence Butler and Jeff McNeil to put the Athletics ahead 4-2. Henry Bolte added an RBI single later in the inning for the final margin. The Athletics improved to 23-21, while the Giants dropped to 18-27.

San Francisco scored single runs in the fourth and fifth, but couldn’t overcome the Athletics’ four-run fifth. Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 with a homer and an RBI for the Giants, and Harrison Bader had two hits including a homer.

Aaron Civale (5-1) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over five innings with two strikeouts. Hogan Harris picked up his third save with a scoreless ninth. Mahle (1-5) took the loss.

The game drew 12,348 fans at Sutter Health Park and lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes.