Final: Giants 5 – A’s 4 (box)
It can be a funny game, this baseball thing. The Giants won Sunday against the A’s, again with the help of hope-inspiring performances from some young, homegrown talents. Chris Heston won his first game in 19 years and the bullpen managed to preserve a lead. There were so many good things that happened for the defending champs on this day, yet they set the table for one of the worst possible outcomes of the season this week. With the Rockies completing a shocking sweep of the Dodgers, LA’s magic number to clinch the NL West remains at one.