Oakland Athletics rookie left-hander Dillon Overton made his Bay Bridge debut against Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. In a series that exposed the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, the fact Bumgarner was allowed to hit as a result of the Giants forgoing the DH was an eye-opener. You have to admit Bumgarner is a pitcher who could rake.
Neither team has swept the other in Bay Bridge history minus the 1989 World Series. The A’s had a chance to sweep the Giants at home to generate a new factoid, but things didn’t go as planned.