A's top Giants in wild walk-off win

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OAKLAND — Jonathan Lucroy singled home Matt Chapman in the 11th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night in front of the largest crowd to watch a baseball game at the Coliseum.

Hours after bolstering the back end of their bullpen by trading for New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia, the A’s improved to a major league-best 22-7 since June 16 with their third win in five games against their Northern California rivals.

The game between Bay Area foes drew 56,310 fans — the biggest crowd in the majors this season — as the Athletics celebrated their 1989 World Series championship with a pregame reunion that included former stars such as Rickey Henderson, Dennis Eckersley and Jose Canseco.

Oakland squandered a 3-2 lead in the ninth and wasted a bases-loaded opportunity in the bottom of the inning before winning on Lucroy’s second walk-off hit this season.

Will Smith (0-1) retired the first two Oakland batters in the 11th before Chapman and Chad Pinder hit consecutive two-out singles. Lucroy, who entered as a defensive replacement in the 10th, lined a 1-2 pitch into left-center to score Chapman easily.

Chapman finished with three hits and Yusmeiro Petit (5-2) got three outs for the win.

The Giants tied the score in the ninth when Alen Hanson reached on a wild pitch after striking out against All-Star closer Blake Treinen and scored on Hunter Pence’s double that rolled into San Francisco’s bullpen down the right-field line.

Oakland manager Bob Melvin asked for a review for possible interference after replays showed right fielder Stephen Piscotty running into a chair held by Giants reliever Mark Melancon. After a short review, the call on the field was confirmed.

Brandon Belt hit his 14th home run for San Francisco.

Oakland led early after taking advantage of a historically wild night by Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.

The left-hander lasted four innings — his shortest stint in more than three years — and struggled with his command while issuing a career-high six walks. Four came in the fifth inning, two with the bases loaded.

It was the first time in his career that Bumgarner walked in two runs and it ended a streak of 89 games in which he had gone five innings or more, the longest active run in the majors.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: San Francisco closer Hunter Strickland (broken hand) played catch before the game. . Ryder Jones, who homered on Friday, was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.

Athletics: Opening day starter Kendall Graveman had a setback and is seeking a second opinion on his troublesome pitching elbow. . OF Matt Joyce (lumbar strain) will begin baseball-related activities Monday in Arizona.

UP NEXT

Oakland LHP Sean Manaea (9-6, 3.42 ERA) pitches the series finale Sunday and is seeking his fifth consecutive win since the beginning of June. RHP Johnny Cueto (3-1, 2.36), winless in two starts since coming off the disabled list, takes the mound for San Francisco.

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