Bader's wind-aided grand slam helps Giants breeze to 10-1 victory over Athletics

Adrian Houser (2-4) allowed one run in six innings, pitching around five walks.

Athletics reliever Luis Medina loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth and the Giants leading 2-1. Bader started the rally when he was safe on an error by Zack Gelof at third base — his second of the game.

Rafael Devers hit an RBI single, and another run scored on the play when center fielder Lawrence Butler committed a fielding error. Daniel Susac had an RBI groundout and Jung Hoo Lee singled in a run before Bader’s wind-aided slam to right.

The wind cost Bader a potential grand slam Saturday when his drive was blown in a couple of feet and pushed 20 feet to the right, according to @WeatherApplied. His 346-foot shot Sunday carried 7 feet farther and 18 feet to the right thanks to the stiff breeze, turning it into a home run.

Arraez also took advantage of wind blowing out to right field when he homered for the second time in the series — and this season — for a 1-0 lead against Jeffrey Springs in the third.

Willy Adames reached on a throwing error by Gelof, advanced on a balk and scored on a two-out double by Matt Chapman to make it 2-0 in the fourth.

The Athletics cut it to 2-1 in the fifth on a pop-fly RBI double by Carlos Cortes that Adames lost in the sun at shortstop before it bounced off a diving Chapman's glove.

Nick Kurtz walked three times and extended his on-base streak to 40 games, tied for the third-longest in A's history behind Mark McGwire (62) and Rickey Henderson (46).

Sam Hentges, Keaton Winn and Joel Peguero closed it out for the Giants.

Springs (3-4) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in six innings.

Up next

Giants LHP Robbie Ray (3-5, 3.04 ERA) starts Monday's series opener in Arizona against RHP Zac Gallen (1-4, 5.02).

Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (2-1, 3.12 ERA) starts Monday on the road opposite Angels RHP Walbert Ureña (1-4, 3.29).

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