Seth Brown delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning for the host Oakland Athletics, who edged the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday in the opener of a two-game interleague series between the Bay Area rivals.
Jordan Diaz hit a solo homer for the Athletics, who ended a four-game losing streak. Joc Pederson lofted a sacrifice fly for the Giants, who entered Saturday atop the National League wild-card standings but had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Walker gave up a leadoff pinch-hit single to Aledmys Diaz before walking Tony Kemp. Both runners advanced on a bunt by Esteury Ruiz before Alexander retired Jonah Bride on a lineout. Brown then singled to right as Aledmys Diaz trotted home.The Giants' Wilmer Flores was the only player on either team with two hits.
The Giants, who were limited to two hits in a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in their most recent game on Thursday, recorded just two hits over the first seven innings against Paul Blackburn and Austin Pruitt before mounting the game-tying rally in the eighth.
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