Athletics Rally Past Giants, 9‑6
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The Athletics scored four runs in the ninth inning Thursday afternoon to overcome the San Francisco Giants 9-6 at Oracle Park.
Oakland trailed 6-5 entering the ninth. Jonah Heim singled home Henry Bolte to tie it, Lawrence Butler singled home Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy singled in two more runs to cap the rally. The Athletics finished with 15 hits.
San Francisco struck for five runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-2 lead. Jung Hoo Lee tripled to drive in three runs, and Victor Bericoto followed with a two-run homer.
Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Geoff Hartlieb earned the win with two scoreless innings, and Mason Barnett notched the save. Giants starter Landen Roupp gave up two earned runs in six innings but did not factor in the decision. Caleb Kilian took the loss.
The victory improved to 39-42, while San Francisco fell to 33-47. Attendance was 33,089. The game lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes.