Bader rides winds of change to fix luck, hit grand slam
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WEST SACRAMENTO -- The winds weren’t blowing in Harrison Bader’s favor on Saturday night.
Bader thought he hammered a grand slam out to left field in the top of the fifth inning, but his 382-foot drive ended up being knocked down by the wind and falling harmlessly into the glove of A’s outfielder Tyler Soderstrom.
Bader had better luck with the elements on Sunday, though.
Heavy winds helped carry Bader’s opposite-field shot out to right field for a grand slam, capping an eight-run rally in the eighth inning that powered the Giants’ 10-1 drubbing of the A’s.
Luis Arraez also hit a wind-assisted homer off A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs in the third, collecting his second blast in the last three days. Matt Chapman added an RBI double in the fourth to extend the Giants’ lead to 2-0, providing some early run support for veteran right-hander Adrian Houser, who worked six innings of one-run ball to earn his second consecutive win for San Francisco.
After splitting a four-game series against the Dodgers and taking two of three from the A’s, the Giants (20-27) will head to Arizona for the final leg of their 10-game road trip.