SAN FRANCISCO — You could argue that everyone should have gone home the second poor Billy Burns was removed Friday night with what was announced as a “testicular contusion,” but the show must go on, and the Giants made sure their fans went home happy in the opener of the Bay Bridge Series.
The 9-3 win over the A’s was never close, with the Giants scoring twice in the first, twice more in the second and three times in the fifth to give Jake Peavy a big cushion. The right-hander pitched into the seventh for the fourth straight start, allowing three earned on five hits.