Monday evening’s scrimmage between the A’s and Giants was a tight pitcher’s duel right until it wasn’t. Between the two teams, only ten hits were totaled through regulation. While the offense couldn’t do much against the Giants’ pitching, the hits they did collect counted — two solo home runs helped the game extend to extra innings, where the A’s managed to jump all over a lefty Tyler Clippard doppelganger and win the game.
Hits were a premium in tonight’s affair. The A’s were sent down 1-2-3 in the first two innings, however, after falling behind 1-0 to the Giants in the second, Matt Chapman immediately tied the game back up with a solo home run leading off the third.