The Giants bolstered Blach's chance at a win in the first and second innings, notching seven combined runs in Graveman's first start since May 19. Turns out Blach didn't need much of that support. The left-hander posted one of his best outings of the year, holding the A's to one run over eight innings of work. He has lasted at least seven innings in each of his last four starts.
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Parker makes them pay: Graveman appeared close to escaping his first-inning headache when he forced Hunter Pence to ground out for the second out.