Another homerun hit late in the game, this time from Donovan Solano, puts the Giants above the A’s

Just like the day before, San Francisco fell behind, got a walk and then a home run, this time by Donovan Solano, whose AJ Puk shot in the eighth took the Giants to a 2-1 victory. Tyler Rogers and Jake McGee worked scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, as San Francisco’s best major league record improved to 80-44.

It was the first time in major league history that a team had hit pinch-hit homers in the eighth inning or later to clear a deficit and gain the advantage in back-to-back games.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all,” said Giants starter Logan Webb, adding of Solano’s driving, “It sounds strange to say, but I almost knew it was going to happen.”

Solano was pinching-hitting for LaMonte Wade Jr., who hit a pinch-hitting homer in the ninth on Saturday after Brandon Belt’s march, giving San Francisco one final victory. Solano said he thought back to that Wade fight – but also had some extra inspiration.

“I just looked at my stats and saw that I only had 28 RBIs and I was like, ‘OK, that would be good for me to get to 30’, and I started to think about this that LaMonte felt when he hit home running and driving in the winning race, “Solano said, with Erwin Higueros translating.” It was my mental state. “

Austin Slater shot the goal with two outs from Puk on Sunday while also serving as a pinch hitter, and manager Gabe Kapler hoped the plate’s appearance didn’t get lost in the reshuffle, especially after Slater took over. of delay 1-2.

“Donovan is going to get all the credit and fame for the Tour, which he should, but don’t fall asleep over the magnitude of this Austin Slater at-bat,” Kapler said.

This is only the second time since 1961 that the Giants have recorded hitting homers in back-to-back games. Neither Solano nor Wade had a home run until the weekend, but that is becoming the norm with the Giants, whose 14 home runs are at the top of the majors and tied with the 2001 club for the most part by a San Francisco team since 1974.

The Giants’ nine points in winning two of three against the As came via the circuit, and their 187 homers lead the majors.

As the Giants sprint down the home stretch, Webb has become the rotation’s most consistently good member. Over the past month, his ERA is 1.69, the rest of the starters combined, 4.93.