Giants Beat Athletics 6-4 as Casey Schmitt Hits Two Homers

Casey Schmitt hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Saturday night in West Sacramento, Calif., snapping a three-game losing streak and extending the Giants’ recent power surge. Schmitt also finished with four hits, while Trevor McDonald limited Oakland to one run over 6 2/3 innings to secure the Giants’ second win after the Athletics’ early scoring.

The Giants struck first in the first inning, with Schmitt launching a 370-foot solo homer with two outs off Luis Severino. San Francisco then built momentum in the third when Jung Hoo Lee singled, Luis Arraez walked, and Schmitt singled to load the bases. After Devers struck out, Willy Adames delivered a bases-loaded single that produced two runs, though he was thrown out while trying to stretch the hit into a double. In the fifth, Schmitt added a second long ball, taking a first-pitch cutter from Severino over the right-field foul pole, pushing San Francisco further ahead.

Oakland answered in the fifth when Lawrence Butler walked, moved to third on a single by Darell Hernaiz, and scored on a fielders choice by Jeff McNeil. In the seventh, Drew Gilbert? (not mentioned...