“It feels a lot like a playoff series,” said McGee.
The NL West-leading Giants (80-44) won the season series 4-2 from the playoffs, which took place on a day when 30,345 people filled the Coliseum.
On Saturday, LaMonte Wade Jr.’s ninth inning gave pinch Homer San Francisco a 6-5 win. The Giants were the first major league team, according to Sportradar, to have pinch homers in the eighth inning or later to make up for a deficit and take the lead in consecutive games.
“We are a team where there is a team. We want to win, ”said Solano. “I am grateful for the opportunity.”
Montas got away with a clutch foray after Oakland’s starters completed fewer than six innings in eight of their last nine games. In his only previous appearance against San Francisco on June 26, he had allowed two runs in five innings.
“I didn’t want to be booed by the fans,” said Montas of the tough game with Webb.
Mark Canha put Oakland in sixth place with an RBI single against Webb, who hasn’t lost in Colorado since May 5. He hit seven and went one over six innings and gave up a run on five hits. The right-hander has given up two or less earned runs in 12 straight starts.
After his go-ahead, Canha ended up in third place as the referees huddled to discover he was hit by a struck ball on Marte’s single. Marte stole two bases, earning him a leading 39 in the majors – 17 for 17 since joining the A’s before close of trading.
