Nothing was settled until the final out. San Francisco held a 6-5 lead entering the ninth inning, but Oakland scored four times against Caleb Kilian to walk away with a 9-6 victory at Oracle Park before 33,089 fans. The Giants had the game in hand. Then they didn't.
The Giants built their lead on a dominant middle stretch. Landen Roupp gave San Francisco six innings of two-run ball, striking out six and allowing six hits with one walk on 108 pitches — a quality start that deserved a better outcome. Willy Adames opened the scoring with a solo home run to left center in the fourth, his 14th of the season. Then in the sixth, Jung Hoo Lee's triple to center brought home Bryce Eldridge, Casey Schmitt, and Adames to put San Francisco ahead 4-2. Victor Bericoto followed with a two-run homer to center — 445 feet — to push the lead to 6-2. Lee finished 1-for-4 with three RBI; Bericoto went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Oakland chipped away. Alika Williams doubled home Jeff McNeil in the fifth to tie the game, and Nick Kurtz's fielder's choice brought Williams home to give the Athletics a brief lead. Shea Langeliers singled in two runs in the seventh to make it 4-6, and McNeil singled home a run in the eighth to cut the deficit to one. Then came the ninth. Jonah Heim singled to left to score Henry Bolte and tie the game at 6-6. Lawrence Butler then singled to right, scoring Tyler Soderstrom to give Oakland the lead for good — the go-ahead run. Max Muncy followed with a single to left, scoring Heim and Butler to complete the four-run frame.
Kilian absorbed the loss, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits in just two-thirds of an inning, falling to 2-4 on the season with a 3.97 ERA. Geoff Hartlieb earned his first win of the season, throwing two scoreless innings. Mason Barnett recorded his second save, retiring the side in order in the ninth.
Oakland fell to 38-42 despite the win — the Athletics have now lost four straight entering this game, though this result snaps that skid. San Francisco dropped to 33-46, ending a two-game winning streak. McNeil, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, is three games away from 1,000 career games played. Jeffrey Springs, who made the start for Oakland, is six appearances away from 200 in his career.