Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hits go-ahead 2-run homer in sixth, Giants beat Athletics 8-3

Manager Gabe Kapler needs his San Francisco Giants to method the rest of the season as a livid, two-month playoff push with all people in and able to do something wanted.

Alex Wood delivered as one instance of that effort.

Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking two-run homer within the sixth, Wood earned the win with three scoreless innings of reduction and the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Wednesday evening.

Wood (5-4) entered to start out the fifth in a tie sport and allowed only one hit making his fifth reduction outing of 2023 to go along with 11 begins.

“We’ve got two months, we’ve got a really tough schedule in August, so every one matters,” Wood mentioned. “So it’s show up and go to work.”

Slater linked towards Hogan Harris (2-5) after J.D. Davis hit a two-run homer within the first towards A’s opener Freddy Tarnok.

PHOTOS: Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hits go-ahead 2-run homer in sixth, Giants beat Athletics 8-3

Shea Langeliers hit a tying single within the fourth for Oakland following Aledmys Diaz’s RBI single and an errant throw by middle fielder Luis Matos that allowed a second run to return house.

Patrick Bailey and Mike Yastrzemski added RBI doubles within the eighth because the Giants swept the fast two-game Bay Bridge Series after snapping a six-game shedding streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday evening.

“It was good to see everyone get out of the rut tonight,” Slater mentioned of the offense coming by means of.

Highly touted Giants shortstop Marco Luciano made his main league debut and went 0 for two after spending simply six video games with Triple-A Sacramento. His dad and mom, Juana and Marco, will journey to the Bay Area from the Dominican Republic on Thursday forward of a weekend house sequence towards the Boston Red Sox.

Luciano acquired a rousing standing ovation when he batted for the primary time within the large leagues and hit a deep fly to proper caught on the wall.

“I’m a competitor who likes to have fun,” Luciano mentioned.

Tony Kemp singled 3 times within the leadoff spot to match his season excessive of three hits for the A’s, whose followers rallied the Giants to affix in additional “Sell the team!” chants as a message towards proprietor John Fisher’s plan to maneuver the franchise from Oakland to Las Vegas.

The Giants get a time off Thursday for the primary time for the reason that All-Star break.

IMPRESSIVE BP

Giants first-round decide Bryce Eldridge, an outfielder and right-handed pitcher who signed for $3,997,500 on Tuesday, made fairly an impression taking batting observe with the large leaguers. The lanky 6-foot-4 launched himself to house run king Barry Bonds and acquired some encouraging hitting phrases from Brandon Crawford.

At 18, he’ll report back to San Francisco’s complicated in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday to play his first sport there.

“It’s crazy, I’m 18 years old and all these guys have been super shocked to see my size,” he mentioned.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: 1B Ryan Noda can hit once more together with his batting helmet on as he recovers from a fractured jaw, “so that’s a good sign,” supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned. While he nonetheless is simply utilizing a straw to eat, Noda is scheduled to be examined once more subsequent week by his oral surgeon. … RHP Mason Miller (forearm tightness) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session. … OF Esteury Ruiz threw across the bases to check his dislocated proper shoulder and can report back to Triple-A Las Vegas to start a rehab project starting with batting observe and throwing Thursday then play Friday.

Giants: OF Mitch Haniger acquired excellent news from the newest X-ray on his fractured proper forearm and is able to start baseball actions. … 2B Thairo Estrada is also doing baseball actions whereas recovering from a damaged left hand.

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