OAKLAND — Stephen Piscotty has a history of tormenting the Padres. He did it earlier this month in San Diego, and he did it again back at home.
Continuing the trend of late-inning comebacks the A’s have been putting together lately, it was Piscotty who played hero this time around with a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning that sealed a 4-2 victory over the Padres Wednesday afternoon, completing a two-game sweep and making it 14 A’s wins in their last 17 games.
After Khris Davis doubled off the wall in left field to give the A’s runners on second and third with no outs, the Padres (37-51) decided to walk Matt Olson to load the bases to set up the force out at any base.