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Stephen Piscotty game-tying grand slam in ninth, A’s beat Giants in extras

SAN FRANCISCO — The A’s scored five runs in the ninth inning to overcome the San Francisco Giants, beating them in extras, 8-7, Friday night.

Stephen Piscotty hit a game-tying grand slam in the top of the ninth inning off Giants closer Trevor Gott’s hanging slider. It completed an unlikely comeback in which the A’s scored seven runs in 7th and 9th innings to erase Jesús Luzardo’s rough start.

Counting his walk-off grand slam against the Texas Rangers last week, Piscotty became the first Athletic i. . .