OAKLAND–Ryder Jones hit the go-ahead home run in the Giants’ win over the A’s Friday and on Saturday, the infielder left Oakland for El Paso.
Jones was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento after a one-day stint in the big leagues to make room for Brandon Belt, who returns to the Giants from the paternity list.
Belt and his wife Haylee welcomed their second child to the family Friday, but the first baseman is back in the lineup and hitting second on Saturday against the A’s.
Belt’s second son, August Kyle, was named after his college coach at Texas, the legendary Augie Garrido.