What was once the Giants’ subordinate is now their biggest pest. The Oakland Athletics kept rolling after winning seven of their last 10 games.
The pitching matchup for Game 3 was definitely less than average. Sean Manaea and Jake Peavy were statistically terrible pitchers. Despite recently coming off the disabled list, Manaea was the better pitcher, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Peavy lasted only 3 1/3 innings.
A’s center fielder Billy Burns broke a scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the third with a sacrifice bunt that scored Marcus Semien. Oakland’s surge continued as Coco Crisp legged out a triple.