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Giants takeaways: What you might have missed in crushing 7-6 loss to A's

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It happened again.

A day after he blew a five-run lead in the ninth inning, Giants closer Trevor Gott gave up four runs, including the go-ahead homer with two outs and two strikes in the ninth.

Gott's command was off Friday, but manager Gabe Kapler went right back to his closer. On Gott's first pitch with a 6-3 lead, he gave up a solo shot to Sean Murphy. The A's put two on with two outs, and with Sam Selman warming up, Kapler stuck with Gott. On a 3-2 count, Mark Canha, a longtime Giant-killer, blasted a homer into the empty bleachers in left.