Barry Zito
and the San Francisco Giants were able to salvage one win against the hot
Oakland A’s, with a 5-2 victory on Thursday afternoon.
The first
inning was scary for the Giants, as Zito gave up a double to Coco Crisp, walked
Jed Lowrie, and allowed for a double steal, all with no outs. Zito was able to
get out of the jam, which set the tone for the rest of the day.
Oakland
drew first blood in the second inning, when Crisp singled to score Derek
Norris.
A’s starter
A.J. Griffin was one the verge of pitching a gem until the sixth inning with
Pablo Sandoval at the plate. Sandoval singled to center to score Brett Pill and
Brandon Crawford. Later in the inning, Brandon Belt doubled to score Sandoval
and Hunter Pence.
The
struggling Yoenis Cespedes got his only hit of the day in seventh inning, which
scored John Jaso.
San
Francisco added their fifth run in the bottom of the seventh inning, when
Crawford grounded into a fielder’s choice, allowing Nick Noonan to score on a
throwing error by Adam Rosales.
The Giants
gained a game the Arizona Diamondbacks today, but still are a game and a half
back of the snakes.
This was a
win that the Giants needed in order to stop their three game slide and gain
some momentum before traveling to National League Central leading St. Louis.
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