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San Francisco Giants designated hitter Casey Schmitt watches the ball leave the park in the first inning Saturday against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.<\/p>\n
JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS<\/p>\n
jvillegas@sacbee.com<\/p>\n
For a night, the San Francisco Giants didn\u2019t look like one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, as they beat the Athletics 6-4 in front of another sold out crowd on hand at West Sacramento\u2019s Sutter Health Park.<\/p>\n
It came hours after the Giants put starting outfielder Heliot Ramos, who leads the team with 20 runs batted in, on the injured list with a right quad strain, leaving his teammates to pick up the slack despite the Giants entering Saturday ranked last in Major League Ball in runs scored.<\/p>\n
Casey Schmitt, who\u2019s been one of the Giants\u2019 few offensive producers in 2026, led the way with a pair of home runs off A\u2019s ace Luis Severino as part of a four-hit night that included three RBIs. He leads the Giants with eight home runs on the season.<\/p>\n
Schmitt\u2019s first home run came with the bases empty in the first inning on a full count. It went 370 feet, clearing the left field wall after Luis Severino hung a sweeper in the middle of the plate, and made its way through strong wind. His second blast came in the fifth inning and banged off the top of the right field foul pole near Sutter Health Park\u2019s \u201cHome Run Hill\u201d in right field, where fans \u2014 many donning orange and black this weekend \u2014 can catch the action from lawn seats.<\/p>\n
Schmitt, a California native born and raised in San Diego who played college ball for San Diego State University, came into Saturday hitting just .214 in May, including a rough night at the plate Thursday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not dwelling on past days or past mistakes,\u201d he said. \u201cI try to keep it simple as that. I think a couple days ago I struck out four times against the Dodgers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schmitt, 27, has played every infield position since joining the Giants in 2023, but he played the outfield for the first time on Friday after Ramos left the game with his injury. He didn\u2019t get a ball there in his three innings, and didn\u2019t play the field as a designated hitter Saturday, but spent time before the game reading fly balls to get acclimated in case he\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a little interesting,\u201d Schmitt said of his left field debut Friday. \u201cI couldn\u2019t find the mark to where I needed to stand, but good thing I had (Harrison) Bader out there to tell me where to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a unique scenario for many Giants players who played with Triple-A Sacramento, as the River Cats share Sutter Health Park with the A\u2019s during their temporary stay before their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028.<\/p>\n
Schmitt, a second-round draft pick of the Giants in 2020, spent parts of four seasons with the River Cats. The same is true for San Francisco\u2019s starting pitcher Trevor McDonald, who allowed just one run Saturday over 6 2\/3 innings with five strikeouts.<\/p>\n
McDonald, who made his fourth big league appearance Saturday, pitched in 44 games over three seasons with the River Cats, whose biggest crowd at Sutter Health Park this season was 6,258, roughly half of Saturday\u2019s sold out crowd of 12,489 featuring mostly Giants fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s weird having all the fans here,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like that when the River Cats play, so they definitely show up more for these games.\u201d<\/p>\n
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Trevor McDonald is congratulated by his teammates after being removed the game after pitching 6 2\/3 innings Saturday against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com More sellouts for A\u2019s than 2025 already<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s game, which evened the series at a game apiece after the A\u2019s 5-2 win Friday<\/a>, was the eighth announced sellout of the season for the A\u2019s through 21 home games after having just seven for all of 2025.<\/p>\n Brent Rooker hit a 3-run home run in the eighth for the A\u2019s to make it 6-4. The 407-foot blast to left field drove in Nick Kurtz, who extended his MLB-leading on-base streak to 39 games with a walk.<\/p>\n The streak came close to ending as Kurtz began the night 0-3 after hitting home runs in his three straight games. Instead, he\u2019ll have a chance Sunday to tie the Athletics franchise record of 40 straight games reaching base, held by Jack Cust.<\/p>\n Giants-A\u2019s series finale<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s loss dropped the A\u2019s to 23-22 on the season. They remain in first place in the American League West division, two games ahead of both the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers in the standings.<\/p>\n The Giants improved to 19-27, which ranks second-worst in the National League, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies (18-28).<\/p>\n The finale of the three-game set is 1:05 p.m. Sunday with the A\u2019s starting lefty Jeffrey Springs (3-3, 4.22 ERA) against Giants right-hander Adrian Houser (1-4, 5.79).<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n![\"San](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAC_2196_261605_JV_As_Giants.JPG\" "\\"SAC_2196_261605_JV_As_Giants.JPG\\"")
San Francisco Giants outfielders Drew Gilbert, left, Harrison Bader, center, and Jung Hoo Lee embrace following the 6-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
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