Usually, the A’s thump the Giants when there’s nothing at stake, dominating spring meetings between the teams.
Oakland would trade that, naturally, for the type of regular-season success the Giants have enjoyed the past seven years, so the reversal of fortunes during the Bay Bridge Series isn’t something that will keep the A’s up at night. The Giants have survived many, many poor Bay Bridge outings vs. Oakland and gone on to do great things.
“I think for us this is about getting in the stadiums,” A’s second baseman Jed Lowrie said after the Giants’ 6-3 win at the Coliseum on Saturday.