Giants beats A's 5-4 win
Following Chris Heston's first win in two months, Demarcus Lawrence Jersey the San Francisco Giants enter the final week of the regular season with a slight chance to reach the playoffs. Heston gave up four runs and six hits over five-plus innings Sunday in a 5-4 win http://www.officialcowboysnflstore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_DEVIN_STREET_JERSEY.htmlover the Oakland Athletics. The defending World Series champion Giants (81-74) closed within six games of the NL-West Dodgers (87-68) with seven games left. The rivals open a four-game series Monday night in San Francisco, where Los Angeles is 0-6 this season. ''I wish we were in a little better position, but the standings are what they are,''http://www.officialcowboysnflstore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_DEZ_BRYANT_JERSEY.html Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ''We'll go in and try to win a game. Whatever happens, happens.'' Heston (12-10), who pitched a no-hitter at the New York Mets on June 9, had been 0-5 with a 4.90 ERA in nine starts since beating Milwaukee on July 27. He retired his first 10 batters Sunday, then allowed Oakland to load the bases when Mark Canha doubled, Josh Reddick walked and Danny Valencia was hit by a pitch. Stephen Vogt then grounded into a 3-6-1 double play. ''It felt great. It's been a while,'' Heston said. ''I feel like I am right where I want to be. I was in the zone better today and got some ground balls.'' Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth forLawrence TaylorJersey his 37th save in 42 chances and 10th in a row. A day after hitting three home runs, rookie Jarrett Parker had a pair of singles and a walk for the Giants, who built a five-run lead. Trevor Brown drove in two runs. Sean Nolin (1-2), in his fifth start with the A's, gave up five runs - three earned - http://www.nflgiantsofficial.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_MARK_BAVARO_JERSEY.htmland seven hits in a season-low 2 1-3 innings. ''We got behind big today. Our fans tried to pick us up and carry us through,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. ''It would have been nice to win the series here, definitely, to end the season for them. Because they came out really enthusiastic for us. It's disappointing we couldn't get one more win out of it.'' Brown, Angel Pagan and Kelby Tomlinson drove in runs to give the Giants a 3-0 lead in the second. Mac Williamson and Brown had RBIs in the third for a 5-0 advantage. Billy Burns hit a two-run double in the fifth, and Max Muncy tripled in a run and scored on Vogt's single in the sixth. George Kontos replaced Heston following Muncy's triple and allowed his 12th inherited runner of his last 27 to score. None of his first 26 came across the plate.
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