OAKLAND -- The Giants were officially eliminated from the National League wild race Friday night, and they could be kaput from the playoffs entirely as early as Saturday.
San Francisco's 5-4 loss to the A's was their third straight, but perhaps even more galling, it was their third straight one-run defeat and 15th loss in their last 16 one-run decisions. Moreover, trade deadline acquisition Mike Leake fell to 1-5 as a Giant, and the club has won just two of his eight starts."It's not exactly what I had in mind coming to them," said Leake, who has a 4.