San Jose Mercury News · Sep 27, 2015
Giants beat A's 5-4, win Bay Bridge Series
OAKLAND -- Bruce Bochy couldn't resist the chance to play a joke on bench coach Ron Wotus. He handed him a lineup card Sunday morning without Jarrett Parker's name on it.
The (censored) reaction?"C'mon," Wotus said. "You're messing with me."A day after Parker hit three homers and drove in seven runs, he was back in the lineup -- with a promotion from eighth to seventh, too. The A's kept him grounded this time, but the Giants took the series with a 5-4 victory at the Coliseum.Yes, it's true: the Giants won a one-run game. They hadn't done that since Aug. 28 against the Cardinals. Since the beginning of August, the Giants were 1-15 in games decided by one run.