Sixth inning the difference in Giants' loss

OAKLAND -- The Giants remained under the Oakland A's spell on Friday night, enduring their seventh consecutive loss to their cross-bay Interleague rivals in a 4-1 decision. San Francisco, 4-12 in Interleague Play, has lost 10 of its last 11 games to Oakland dating back to 2006. The A's broke a 1-1 tie with three sixth-inning runs, all of which were charged to reliever Keiichi Yabu (3-4). The right-hander yielded Bobby Crosby's single, Carlos Gonzalez's double and Emil Brown's RBI single before being removed. Yabu has allowed eight consecutive hits spanning his last three appearances. Alex Hinshaw replaced Yabu and surrendered Jack Hannahan's sacrifice fly and Daric Barton's RBI single. San Francisco grabbed a temporary 1-0 lead in the third inning. Emmanuel Burriss singled, advanced to second on an infield out and scored on... [read full story]