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Pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes went 2-for-2 with a triple, a two-run homer and three RBI as the Athletics stormed back from a six-run deficit to beat the Angels 9-7 at Sutter Health Park.
Cortes tripled and homered after entering as a pinch hitter, driving in three as Oakland erased a six-run deficit to beat the Angels 9-7.
Zack Gelof hit a three-run homer in the first for his 19th of the season, but the Athletics surrendered the lead and lost 5-3 at Cleveland to drop to 0-4 on their final road trip.
Lawrence Butler hit two home runs, including a two-run walk-off in the ninth off Andrés Muñoz, as the Athletics beat Seattle 8-7 after trailing by four.
Drew Gilbert hit a two-run homer in the eighth after going 2-for-4 as San Francisco cut San Diego's lead to one before falling 7-6 at Oracle Park.
Brock Purdy completed 25 of 34 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns as San Francisco beat the Rams 27-7 in the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia.
Bryce Eldridge went 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run single in a six-run eighth, as San Francisco beat St. Louis 7-6 and completed its first home sweep.
Henry Bolte homered, walked three times, stole three bases, and scored three runs before Jeff McNeil's ninth-inning infield single lifted the Athletics past Toronto 6-5.
Christian Koss hit two home runs and drove in three for his first multi-homer game in the majors, helping San Francisco beat New York 9-5 at Citi Field behind six Giants homers.
Zack Gelof homered in a four-homer third inning and later ripped a tiebreaking triple as the Athletics beat the Mariners 7-6 at T-Mobile Park.
Turner Hill went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, but San Francisco lost 13-12 in Pittsburgh when a ninth-inning throwing error scored the winning run.
Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points as Golden State beat Portland 86-69 in the last game before the FIBA World Cup break and moved within two games of Minnesota.
Bryce Eldridge went 4-for-5 with four RBI as San Francisco beat Arizona 7-2 in the nightcap at Oracle Park, splitting Saturday's day-night doubleheader after dropping the opener.
Bryce Eldridge went 2-for-5 with his 15th homer and an RBI double, but San Francisco managed five hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position in a 10-6 loss to Arizona at Oracle Park.
Landen Roupp allowed one run over five innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 at Oracle Park, snapping a four-game home skid in the series.
Shay Whitcomb went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer as the San Francisco Giants led 9-3 before the Cincinnati Reds scored seven in the ninth for a 10-9 win.
Drew Cavanaugh went 3-for-3 with a two-run single in the first inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Tuesday at Oracle Park.
Jung Hoo Lee, in the lineup as DH after a late flight from Boston, singled home the first run as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 and snapped a four-game skid.
Jonah Cox homered over the Green Monster for a 3-0 lead, but Boston scored five unanswered runs and completed a 5-4 sweep of the San Francisco Giants at Fenway Park.
Blade Tidwell struck out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, but Boston scored three times in the ninth to beat San Francisco 3-2 at Fenway Park.
Rafael Devers hit his 26th homer in his first game back at Fenway since the trade, but Boston beat San Francisco 6-4 behind Willson Contreras' three-run shot.
