SAN FRANCISCO — Unpredictability suits Chad Pinder well.
When he looks at the lineup, the A’s utility man can’t be sure what spot he might be playing on a given day.
On Wednesday night it was left field, where he’d played just once before this season.
Who would have known?
Pinder made a splendid catch in the gap to rob Miguel Gomez to end the fifth and airlift starting pitcher Daniel Gossett from the only real trouble he faced all night in the A’s 6-1 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park.
“Heck of a play.