Oakland 6, San Francisco 2
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, May 20, 2012
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature:
66°
Umpires:
Home -
Jim Joyce, 1B -
Jim Reynolds, 2B -
Mike Estabrook, 3B -
James Hoye
Attendance:
41378
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Athletics 6, Giants 2: Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer and visiting Oakland halted an 11-game losing streak at San Francisco's AT&T Park.
Collin Cowgill had a two-run single in a four-run fourth and bowled over Giants ace Tim Lincecum in a collision at home plate as the Athletics won in San Francisco for the first time since June 15, 2008.
Bartolo Colon (4-4) ended a three-game losing streak, allowing two runs on six hits in five innings to earn his first win since April 18.
Lincecum (2-4) had another rocky outing, lasting only four innings and giving up four runs for the third consecutive start. He was plowed over on a headfirst slide by Cowgill, who scored from second base on a wild pitch.
The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner appeared to be hit in the face by Cowgill's helmet. He finished the inning and came out for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the frame.
Melky Cabrera went 4-for-4 and Joaquin Arias and Buster Posey had sacrifice flies to give the Giants a 2-0 lead after three innings.
Lincecum unraveled in the fourth, giving up two hits and a walk to load the bases before Kurt Suzuki delivered an RBI single and Cowgill followed with a two-run single.
Reddick hit his team-high 11th homer in the sixth off Giants reliever Shane Loux to stretch the lead to 6-2.
Jordan Norberto, Grant Balfour, Ryan Cook and Brian Fuentes each threw a scoreless inning of relief for the Athletics.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Giants CF Angel Pagan extended his hitting streak to 11 games. He has hit safely in 31 of the last 32 games. ... Oakland placed P Brandon McCarthy, the team's opening day starter, on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained right shoulder. ... Cabrera had his third straight multi-hit game of the series and major league-best 20th of the season. ... It was the sixth time in nine starts that Lincecum has permitted at least four runs. ... Reddick was 0-for-9 in the series before launching his homer in the seventh. ... Manny Ramirez was held out of Sunday's game at Triple-A Sacramento due to a sore wrist. He went 0-for-4 and struck out three times Saturday in his first game. Ramirez is scheduled to make his Athletics debut May 30.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
9 |
1 |
14 |
.250 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| San Francisco
|
8 |
0 |
10 |
.242 |
13 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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