Giants 2, Athletics 1 (10)
Aubrey Huff’s walk-off single in the 10th inning scored Emmanuel Burriss and gave the San Francisco Giants a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
Burriss started the 10th with a single off Brian Fuentes (1-5) and moved to second on Andres Torres’ sacrifice bunt. After Freddy Sanchez was intentionally walked, Huff singled to right center.
Javier Lopez (2-0) pitched a scoreless 10th.
Ryan Vogelsong gave up one unearned run on four hits over six innings for the Giants, who won their third straight. San Francisco has 11 home wins, including 10 by one run.
Oakland starter Trevor Cahill allowed one run on one hit and struck out six over six innings.
For the second straight game, Nate Schierholtz made a stellar defensive play in right field. He made a perfect throw to nail Josh Willingham at third on a hit-and-run single by Mark Ellis in the second inning.