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Piscotty's 3 doubles lead A's past Padres 4-2

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Piscotty was perfectly fine with Andy Green's decision to walk Matt Olson to load the bases ahead of him with no outs in the eighth inning.

He liked Green's move even more after hitting a go-ahead double to keep the plucky Athletics rolling along.

Piscotty doubled three times and had three RBI, helping Oakland beat San Diego 4-2 on Wednesday.

"We know we have a really good offense and if we keep that game close anything can happen in any inning," Piscotty said. "We've been doing it all year.