SAN FRANCISCO -- Jonah Heim did it again.
With the Athletics down to their final out in what was shaping to be another frustrating defeat in which they lost an early lead, who else but Heim came to the rescue with a game-tying RBI single.
Heim’s heroics set the table for a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to lift the A’s to a dramatic come-from-behind 9-6 victory over the Giants at Oracle Park to snap a four-game losing skid to avoid a sweep.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Heim since the A’s reacquired him in a trade with the Braves last month, it’s that the clutch gene runs strong in him. Before Thursday, the A’s previous win last week was also the product of Heim slugging a game-tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to send it to extras. Earlier this month, Heim also crushed a game-tying two-run homer with two outs in a wild extra-inning loss to the Brewers at Las Vegas Ballpark.