Willy Adames homered and drove in three runs to steer the San Francisco Giants to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday night time at West Sacramento, Calif.
Luis Matos added a two-run double and Tyler Fitzgerald homered because the Giants gained the ultimate two contests of the three-game sequence. Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores had two hits as San Francisco improved to 5-1 towards the Athletics this season.
Adames drove in seven runs within the back-to-back victories. Total, the Giants have gained 4 of their previous 5 video games.
Tyler Soderstrom homered and doubled whereas Jacob Wilson had two singles for the Athletics, who gained the sequence opener on Friday earlier than being outplayed the final two video games.
Hayden Birdsong (4-3) gave up one run and three hits over 5 innings for San Francisco. He struck out six and walked 5.
Jacob Lopez (2-5) of the Athletics was charged with 4 runs and 5 hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
The Giants loaded the bases with none out within the first as Heliot Ramos singled, Devers was hit by a pitch and Flores singled. Adames drew a one-out stroll to power in a run.
Lopez fanned the following two batters to get out of the body to begin a streak of seven straight strikeouts.
Adames made it 2-0 when he led off the fourth with a 432-foot homer to heart.
Soderstrom then led off the Athletics’ half of the inning with a homer to proper.
Lopez allowed singles to Andrew Knizner and Devers earlier than departing with one out within the fifth. J.T. Ginn entered and allowed a single to Flores earlier than putting out Matt Chapman.
Adames then drew one other bases-loaded stroll to offer the Giants a 3-1 edge. Matos adopted with a two-run ground-rule double that bounced over the low wall in proper heart.
Fitzgerald’s drive to left within the eighth off Michael Kelly fell in need of the wall nevertheless it bounced off the glove of Soderstrom and landed on the opposite facet of the fence.
Soderstrom doubled to begin the ninth off Camilo Doval, who later walked consecutive batters to load the bases with one. Lawrence Butler’s infield grounder plated a run earlier than Wilson bounced out to finish the sport.
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