Giants 4, Athletics 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right-hander Tim Hudson became the 15th active pitcher to record a win over all 30 major league teams Sunday, beating the Oakland Athletics for the first time in his career in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3 victory.
The Giants' ninth win in 12 interleague games completed a three-game sweep of the rival A's, who have not won since Thursday's trade of left-hander Scott Kazmir.
Third baseman Matt Duffy smacked a two-run home run and catcher Buster Posey went 4-for-4, leading the Giants to the 11th win in their last 12 games.
San Francisco has won six in a row at home to improve to 54-44, a season-high-tying 10 games over .500.
Hudson (6-8), who was initially drafted by the A's, was staked to 3-0 and 4-1 leads, then staggered through five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits.
Pitching for the first time since turning 40 years old during the week, Hudson struck out one and did not walk a batter.
Duffy's home run came in the bottom of the first inning off A's right-hander Kendall Graveman (6-7). It was his ninth of the season and scored center fielder Angel Pagan, who had walked, ahead of him.
The Giants added a third run in the inning when first baseman Brandon Belt singled in Posey, who had singled.
The A's got one run back in the top of the second on a wild pitch by Hudson that scored right fielder Josh Reddick. But the Giants countered that with one of their own in the bottom of the inning, with Duffy making it a three-RBI day with a single that again scored Pagan.
Graveman was pulled one batter later, having allowed four runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings, the shortest outing of his season. He walked two and struck out two.
Four Oakland relievers combined to shut out the Giants on five hits from there. The group included left-hander Drew Pomeranz, who had been listed as the team's scheduled starter Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The A's got within 4-3 with a two-run fourth off Hudson. A single by left fielder Ben Zobrist and double by first baseman Ike Davis set up RBI singles by third baseman Brett Lawrie and pinch-hitter Billy Butler.
Four Giants relievers protected the one-run lead after Hudson's exit, with closer Santiago Casilla surviving a walk and a single in the ninth to record his 26th save.
Duffy, Belt and shortstop Brandon Crawford had two hits apiece for the Giants, who out-hit the A's 12-9 en route to their seventh series sweep of the season.
Zobrist, Davis and Lawrie collected two hits each for the A's, who fell to 5-5 in interleague play with their fourth consecutive loss.
NOTES: On Randy Johnson's induction day at the Hall of Fame, A's manager Bob Melvin proudly boasted of having 18 career hits against the left-hander. In fact, it was 14. Still, his .452 (14-for-31) career average against Johnson matches the best among all players who faced him 30 or more times, tying 1B Albert Pujols' mark. ... Melvin also found time before the game to announce that OF Coco Crisp (cervical strain) would begin a four-game, injury-rehab assignment at Class A Stockton on Monday. ... A's LHP/RHP Pat Venditte (strained right shoulder) is expected to end a stint at Stockton with an appearance Tuesday. ... Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced that LF Nori Aoki (broken right leg) has completed a four-game, injury-rehab stay at Triple-A Sacramento and will rejoin the parent club in time for Monday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers.