Overview
- Casey Schmitt hit a solo homer in the first and a two-run shot in the fifth Saturday night in Sacramento, powering San Francisco to an early cushion.
- Rookie Trevor McDonald earned the win by allowing one run over 6 2/3 innings in his fifth major league start, finishing with five strikeouts.
- A’s starter Luis Severino was tagged for 10 hits and five runs in six innings in the loss.
- Oakland mounted a late push when Nick Kurtz drew an eighth-inning walk to extend his on-base streak to 39 games and Brent Rooker followed with a three-run homer to cut the deficit to two.
- Matt Gage worked a scoreless ninth to secure his first career save and close out the Giants’ win.