SAN FRANCISCO -- A’s third baseman Matt Chapman and Giants starting pitcher Tyler Beede were teammates on the USA Baseball collegiate national team in the summer of 2013. One year later, the two were selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, only Beede went 14th overall to San Francisco, 11 picks ahead of Chapman. On Wednesday, the two squared off against each other for the first time in the Majors.

Beede may have bested Chapman in the Draft, but it was the A’s All-Star who got the better of his old teammate as he greeted him with a solo home run in the first inning that gave the A’s a one-run lead en route to a 9-5 victory.

The blast came on a 3-2 fastball that was blistered with an exit velocity of 106.1 mph and traveled 411 feet over Oracle Park’s center-field wall, according to Statcast. While thoughts of sweet revenge would seem adequate as he rounded the bases, Chapman said he didn’t even remember about Beede getting picked ahead of him until it was brought up after the game.

“I don’t really remember too much from that,” Chapman said. “I was just happy to be drafted in the first round. I never thought I would get drafted that high.”

The feeling as he rounded the bases instead was more one of relief for Chapman, who after a bad slump appears to be getting hot once again. He homered again in the ninth, his 27th of the year that was also a solo shot to provide the A’s some insurance, bringing him to 7-for-22 over his last five games with three home runs and three RBIs after going 0-for-16 in the five games prior.

The multi-homer effort was also the third of his career and first since Aug. 26, 2018, in a game at Minnesota.

“I think sometimes you just put a little too much pressure on yourself and when you get into a slump and not getting hits, it kind of consumes you a little bit,” A's manager Bob Melvin said. “He always brings his glove and finds a way to contribute. Now we’re starting to see him swing it like he normally does.”

As for getting snubbed in the Draft, Chapman is willing to bet the Giants aren’t the only club that feels they may have made a mistake by passing him over.

“Maybe now, looking back, some teams are probably like, ‘Wow! We wish we didn’t pass on him,’” Chapman said. “There’s always stuff like that.”