Healy's 20th HR, Gossett's start lift A's over Giants 6-1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ryon Healy hit his 20th home run to end a monthlong power drought, rookie Daniel Gossett pitched seven impressive innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Jed Lowrie doubled twice and scored, Matt Chapman added two hits and an RBI and Chad Pinder singled twice and made a sparkling defensive play in left field to help the A's win on the opener of their five-game road trip.
Gossett (3-6) pitched three-hit ball, allowing one run. He struck out five and walked two.
The teams split a pair of games at the Coliseum in Oakland earlier this week before making the 16-mile trip across the San Francisco Bay to AT&T Park.
Healy, starting at first base in place of All-Star Yonder Alonso because of the pitching matchup, had gone a career-high 24 games without homering before his two-out, two-run drive off Matt Moore (3-11).
Chapman's RBI double in the second got the A's off to an early lead.
Pinder provided support for Gossett when he chased down pinch-hitter Carlos Gomez's deep fly ball to left-center to end the fifth after San Francisco scored.
Moore allowed four runs over five innings and remained winless since June 20.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto has been diagnosed with a mild flexor strain in his right forearm and will be re-evaluated next week. Cueto had been on the disabled list because of a blister issue and pitched three innings of a rehab start Monday when his arm became sore. ... Closer Mark Melancon threw 15 pitches and retired three batters with Class-A San Jose in his second rehab appearance. Melancon, who allowed one hit and had one strikeout, has been sidelined with a right pronator strain.
Athletics: LF Khris Davis was held out of the starting lineup because of a minor hamstring injury that he's played with for a few days. Pinder started in Davis' absence.
UP NEXT
A's right-hander Kendall Graveman (2-2, 3.83 ERA) is scheduled to come off the disabled list to start while the Giants will go with Ty Blach (6-7, 4.38 ERA) in the series finale at AT&T Park on Thursday night.