Last night the A's beat the Giants 5 to 3 in San Francisco. The A's won in the 10th inning when pinch hitter Shannon Stewart hit a two run single. At the time the Giants had 3rd baseman Pedro Feliz playing catcher and pitcher Noah Lowry playing right field.

Why? Because a collision at home plate forced the backup catcher Eliezer Alfonzo out of the game with a sprained left knee. This left the team with no catchers left so Feliz had to move behind the plate. It also left the team with no more position players which is why Lowry was out in right field.

Alfonzo is likely to go on the DL which is going to force the Giants to bring up a catcher from Triple A.

The Giants also lost right fielder Fred Lewis to injury.

How did the game end? With pitcher Noah Lowry (hitting .080 for the season) striking out in the bottom of the 10th. Unbelievable!

Giants rookie pitcher Tim Lincecum had another disappointing start as he also pitched poorly in his last start (6 ER on June 3 vs Philadelphia.) He started off strong by getting the first 7 batters out but ended up being removed from the game after just 4 1/3 innings having given up 4 hits, 5 walks, and 3 runs. This was Lincecum's 7th MLB start and he has still yet to record his first MLB loss as he got a no decision and his record remains at 2-0 although the Giants have lost 4 of his starts.

Barry Bonds went 1 for 3 (single) with 2 walks, a steal (his 3rd of the year), and an RBI. He's now hitting .276 for the season. He's yet to hit a home run this month, still stuck at 746 career home runs.

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