A’s Rally Back From Two Deficits in Wild 13-11 Win Over Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — The A's won a game that their offense simply refused to lose Tuesday night.With both teams' bullpens basically unable to hold any kind of lead, the A's outlasted the Giants 13-11 in a game that tied the highest-scoring game in Bay Bridge Series history. Timeline: Where Donald Trump Stands on Muslim Ban The A's overcame two separate three-run deficits and their own bullpen implosion in the sixth inning. In the end, Ryan Madson gutted his way through 43 pitches to cover the final two innings and ensure Oakland captured the first two games of this four-game set against their cross-bay rivals.The teams combined for 30 hits and burned through 12 relievers in the 3-hour, 53-minute marathon. Same-Sex Couple Say Uber Driver Used Gay Slur Jake Smolinski, summoned off the bench in the eighth, delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer to put the A's ahead for good, 9-8. But the A's hitters didn't stop there, and that was probably the wise course of action on this night. They scored eight runs total over the final two innings.That continued a stretch that has seen the A's score 46 runs over their past six games (7.67 per game). Man Found Dead, Slumped Over Steering Wheel The...