And the A’s have done it again.
With a full count in the top of the ninth inning against the Giants on Saturday, Mark Canha hit a three-run home run off Trevor Gott to take a 7-6 lead.
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Canha's heroics came after catcher Sean Murphy led off the inning with a solo shot to make things interesting.
Look familiar? It should, because a nearly identical situation occurred Friday.
On Friday night, A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty stepped up to the plate in the top of the ninth inning and hit a grand slam off Gott to tie the game at seven in the eventual 8-7 win.
Just like Murphy did on Saturday, Matt Olson led off the ninth on Friday with a solo homer to pull the A’s within four runs of the Giants.
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Piscotty explained his at-bat against Gott, saying he believed he had Gott figured out.
Don’t sleep on those A’s, they won’t let you.
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