After a well-played 2-1 win Saturday, the Oakland Athletics will go for a rare two-game sweep when they wrap up the Bay Bridge Series Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Seth Brown’s RBI single in the eighth inning was the difference and backed a good pitching performance by Paul Blackburn. Luis Medina will get the start for Oakland in the finale while the Giants will go with right-hander Alex Cobb.
Medina will be looking to continue a good run of starts that began in July, when he takes the mound Sunday. His season numbers are still ugly, but Medina appears to be headed in the right direction and is making strides in lowering his walk-rate which currently sits at 10.