That was a real kick in the pants. The Oakland A’s hosted the San Francisco Giants for the second half of the 2021 Bay Bridge Series, and it ended in heartbreak as the Giants snatched two wins in historically dramatic fashion.
The A’s won the opener on Friday, but on Saturday they blew a late lead on a pinch-hit homer by the Giants, and then on Sunday they blew another late lead on another pinch-hit homer by the Giants. No team in over a century of MLB history had ever hit a pinch-homer in the 8th inning or later to turn a deficit into a lead two days in a row.