Other than the playoffs, this is the most meaningful baseball the A’s will play all year long.
It is time for the first half of the now annual Bay Bridge Series between the A’s and the Giants, wherein the winner will be gifted a trophy made from a bit of the actual Bay Bridge. Last year, the A’s won the trophy handily by winning four of six meetings.
The A’s and Giants have been long time rivals despite playing in different leagues, but the intensity has been getting greater over recent years. From the two teams playing just across the bay from each other, to the Giants’ intervention during the A’s saga in getting a new stadium in the area, and more, both of these teams have legitimate beefs with each other.