OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Hideki Matsui had two hits and two RBIs to help the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 Saturday night.
Cliff Pennington and Daric Barton both had RBI doulbes for the A's, who matched their season-best four-game winning streak.
Aubrey Huff drove in a run for the Giants, who lost their third straight. Nate Schierholtz added two hits.
Brad Ziegler (2-0) struck out Cody Ross to end the fifth, the only batter he faced. Joey Devine, Brian Fuentes, Grant Balfour and Andrew Bailey each pitched a scoreless inning, with Bailey getting his fourth save in five chances.
Jonathan Sanchez (4-5) pitched a season-low 4 2-3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out three in falling to 1-3 over his last seven starts.
A's starter Guillermo Moscoso lasted 4 2-3 innings, giving up two unearned runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out one.
The Giants broke a scoreless tie in the fifth with the help of the A's defense. Chris Stewart was credited with a single after Scott Sizemore apparently caught his spikes in the dirt on a grounder and could not make an accurate throw.
Moscoso walked Andres Torres and then threw away Emanuel Burriss' bunt away, allowing Stewart to score. One out later, Huff hit a sacrifice fly.
The A's came right back in their half of the fifth. Barton and Pennington had their run-scoring doubles and Coco Crisp walked ahead of Matsui's two-run single.
NOTES: Both teams used switch hitters in the top three spots of the batting order. For the A's, it's the first time since May 12, 1999. ... A's OF Coco Crisp batted third for the first time since July 20, 2005. ... A's RHP Brandon McCarthy (stress fracture in right shoulder) threw about 60 pitches to hitters and will likely be heading on a rehab assignment early next week. ... A's RHP Tyson Ross is expected to throw to hitters next week in New York and Philadelphia. ... A's OF Josh Willingham was out of the lineup with an Achilles' tendon strain. ... The A's have committed an error in a season-high nine straight. ... Giants INF Mark DeRosa began hitting off a tee. ... A's 2B Mark Ellis was 0-3 in his first rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday night. ... Giants' OF Darren Ford is 2 for 11 with four strikeouts in his rehab.
