The San Francisco Giants fell to the Oakland Athletics today 2-1.
It was a pitcher’s duel for most of the game, with starting pitchers Ross Stripling and Antioch’s own Paul Blackburn each having one of their best starts of the season. Blackburn allowed just two hits, walking three and striking out seven over six innings. Stripling allowed just one run, a solo home run to Jordan Diaz to lead off the bottom of the fifth. He would allow just three hits, striking out seven in five and a third innings.
The Giants, despite getting five walks throughout the game, were not able to do anything with them until the eighth inning.