The Oakland A’s are usually associated with low attendance, but that wasn’t the case Saturday night. They packed the house with a whopping 56,310 fans, which is a record for a baseball crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. It’s also the highest single-game attendance for any MLB game this season.
The Giants are in town from across the Bay, and in any year the local rivalry between the two teams is enough to bring out the fans. The stakes are raised this summer, though, as both teams have winning records and are within reach of making drives toward the postseason.