Lamb homers, A's move closer to AL West title, beat Giants

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer once Oakland finally got to San Francisco's bullpen, and the playoff-bound Athletics beat the Giants by the same 6-0 score for a second straight game Saturday.

Lefty starter Jesús Luzardo (3-2) gave up five hits over six innings, striking out seven without a walk. He ended a four-start winless stretch.

The A's clinched their third straight postseason berth with a 6-0 win Friday night and were closing in on the club's first AL West crown since 2013. Oakland would clinch the division crown with a loss by Houston to Arizona later at night.

Kevin Gausman (3-3) struck out six in six innings and stymied the slugging A's after missing his last turn because of elbow soreness. He didn't allow a baserunner until Mark Canha's two-out walk in the fourth, and Matt Olson's RBI single moments later got Oakland on the board.

The Giants, dealing with an injury-plagued outfield, gave up a triple to Tommy La Stella in a five-run seventh when a backpedaling Maricio Dubon couldn't make a catch on the warning track in center field. Marcus Semien followed with an RBI double.

Lamb homered for the second time in five games since signing with the A's after being released by Arizona.

Right fielder Stephen Piscotty had a hit in his return to the Oakland lineup after missing four games with a sprained right knee.

HONORING RBG

A moment of silence was held before first pitch to pay tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at age 87.

QUIET BATS

The Giants lost for the fifth time in seven games while being held to one or fewer runs in each of those defeats.

San Francisco — 9-17 on the road — has dropped all five games to the A’s so far in the interleague series, outscored 42-16.

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