SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants rookie Victor Bericoto had played sparingly ever since he was promoted to the big leagues on May 22. But the 24-year-old Venezuelan certainly made his impact felt when he got a rare start in left field on Wednesday night.
Bericoto crushed a walk-off home run off A’s right-hander Elvis Alvarado with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Giants to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over the A’s at Oracle Park.
The Giants entered the bottom of the ninth down by one, but they finally managed to get on the board after Rafael Devers led off the inning with a game-tying shot off Alvarado. The game looked like it might be heading for extra innings after Alvarado came back to retire Willy Adames and Jung Hoo Lee, but Bericoto had other plans.
Bericoto drove a misplaced slider from Alvarado 445 feet out to left field for his first career walk-off home run, helping the Giants clinch their first series win at home since May 23-24 against the White Sox.