The game was decided in one devastating inning. San Francisco scored eight runs in the eighth to transform a 2-1 contest into a 10-1 rout of Oakland at Sutter Health Park.
Adrian Houser earned the victory with six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits while walking five and striking out three. The right-hander carried a 5.25 ERA into the contest and improved to 2-4 on the season.
The eighth inning began quietly but quickly spiraled out of control for Oakland. Devers singled to center, scoring Arraez on a fielding error by center fielder Butler while Bader also crossed the plate. Susac's groundout brought Schmitt home, and Lee reached on an infield single to score Devers. Bader then delivered the crushing blow with a grand slam to right field, clearing the bases and extending the lead to 10-1.
Jeffrey Springs absorbed the loss despite a solid effort through six innings. The left-hander allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on five hits with three strikeouts and one walk, falling to 3-4 with a 3.93 ERA. Oakland managed just five hits against San Francisco pitching and committed three errors in the field.
San Francisco snapped a losing streak to improve to 19-27, while Oakland fell to 23-22 after the defeat. Rafael Devers sits two doubles away from 300 career doubles.