Bumgarner pitches Giants past Athletics in Bay Bridge Series

Madison Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings and outdueled fellow left-hander Brett Anderson, pitching the San Francisco Giants past the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Tuesday night despite a late threat.

Evan Longoria and Kevin Pillar each hit RBI doubles during a string of three straight two-out doubles by the Giants in the sixth against Anderson (10-8).

Bumgarner (8-7), 4-0 over his previous nine starts with the Giants going 8-1, allowed two hits and didn't walk a batter for the sixth time this year. He also laid down a sacrifice bunt in the seventh that led to pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett's sacrifice fly and a key insurance run.

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, left, blows a bubble while watching from the dugout with pitcher Madison Bumgarner during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

Stephen Piscotty homered in the fifth, but otherwise Bumgarner shut down the powerful A's lineup. Oakland faced a lefty starter for the fourth time in six games after doing so just once the previous 18.

Marcus Semien got a strange single to start the game when first baseman Aramis Garcia ran over the right-field line into foul territory then back fair as the ball dropped out of his reach.

Bumgarner then retired the next 13 Oakland batters in order, including eight of 11 on strikeouts before Piscotty connected for his 12th homer on a drive to left with two outs in the fifth.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

Will Smith allowed Dustin Garneau's leadoff single in the ninth, a pinch-hit single to Khris Davis, then struck out Marcus Semien before Matt Chapman's single loaded the bases for Matt Olson. Chapman had moments earlier just missed a home run to left, foul by inches.

Chapman struck out and Mark Canha walked to bring home a run, then Chad Pinder struck out as Smith escaped with his 29th save in 32 chances.

Anderson struck out four and didn't have a walk in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits. He was trying to win consecutive starts for the first time since May 20 and 26 against Cleveland and Seattle. He dropped to 2-5 in 11 career starts against the Giants, 1-5 in San Francisco, and 6-3 in 13 road starts.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to an Oakland Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

HE BELIEVES IN STEPHEN VOGT

A's manager Bob Melvin still keeps in regular touch via text message with now-Giants catcher Stephen Vogt, who made a remarkable comeback from significant right shoulder surgery last year with Milwaukee. The 34-year-old Vogt played for Oakland from 2013 through part of '17, when the A's designated the fan favorite for assignment in June that year. Vogt was so likable he drew chants of "I believe in Stephen Vogt!"

Not in the lineup, Vogt exchanged handshakes and hugs with many of his old teammates as the A's took the field for pregame warmups.

Oakland Athletics left fielder Robbie Grossman cannot catch an RBI double hit by San Francisco Giants' Kevin Pillar during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

"I'm a big Stephen Vogt fan. I hope he takes a couple days off here," Melvin said. "It's pretty remarkable if you actually know what he came back from because he had a shoulder issue that looked like he might not play again. And to work as hard as he did to get back and now he's playing and swinging the bat as well as he has, it's impressive to watch. If you know him, you know he worked about as hard as you possibly could to get back to this and I know he feels good about where he's at. So hat's off to him."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Athletics: LHP Sean Manaea struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings for the victory with Triple-A Las Vegas in a win at Omaha earlier Tuesday. He allowed one run on four hits with two walks. Manaea, who also experienced some soreness in his right side during a June simulated game, is closer to returning for the first time since having shoulder surgery last September. "This is by far his best outing since he's been on rehab and coming off the side thing it was good to see," Melvin said. "I think he was in the 80s with his pitch count and we'll probably discuss where we go next with that. Very encouraging outing for him." ... C Josh Phegley (bruised left thumb) was hit by a pitch in the upper part of his left shoulder while rehabbing Monday with Las Vegas and was set to rejoin the A's to be examined. Melvin is hopeful it will only hinder him for a couple of days. ... CF Ramon Laureano, on the injured list with a stress reaction in his right shin, is doing everything but running as he progresses in his rehab.

San Francisco Giants' Kevin Pillar bats against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

Giants: 3B Pablo Sandoval is dealing with right elbow inflammation and loose bodies in the elbow and missed his third straight game. "He's doing better today. He's made progress. He's able to hit," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Right-handed, after he hits it seems to bother him more. Throwing is where it's flaring up on him." ... LF Alex Dickerson (right oblique strain) was designated hitter in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday and could be back with the Giants as soon as Wednesday, or early in the next series beginning Thursday at Arizona. "I'm not saying we're going to activate him but we'll at least evaluate him," Bochy said.

UP NEXT

RHP Homer Bailey (9-8, 5.54 ERA) takes the mound for the A's opposite RHP Tyler Beede (3-6, 5.61) as the clubs conclude this quick two-game series before meeting in the second installment of the Bay Bridge Series from Aug. 24-25 in Oakland.

San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria throws out Oakland Athletics' Matt Olson at first base during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

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Oakland Athletics' Stephen Piscotty, right, is congratulated by Robbie Grossman after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

Oakland Athletics' Robbie Grossman, right, reacts after striking out, next to San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Kevin Pillar hits a double to score Evan Longoria against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey (28) hits a double in front of Oakland Athletics catcher Dustin Garneau during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria (10) is congratulated by Austin Slater after scoring against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP PhotoJeff Chiu)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It was less than 14 months ago that Cadillac’s frustrating push to enter Formula 1 finally came to an end and the team was approved to compete in the global motorsports series.

The team has completed three races already but its biggest debut comes this weekend, on American soil, at the Miami Grand Prix. Cadillac F1 markets itself as the only true American team in the European-dominated series — Haas F1 is owned by California businessman Gene Haas — and represents the American dream.

The effort to enter F1 began with Michael Andretti, son of motorsports' most famous naturalized U.S. citizen, and its 2026 car is named after Mario Andretti. And for its first race in North America, Cadillac debuted a special livery presented by the team’s primary partner, TWG AI.

The design integrates a stars and stripes motif in Cadillac’s signature black and white color scheme, includes 50 stars on the front of the car and “USA” is emblazoned on the rear wing. There is also a splash of red inside the wheels to get red, white and blue on the car.

“Racing at home for the first time is a major milestone for this team and something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of the team and a part-time Fort Lauderdale resident. “There’s a lot of pride in representing the United States as the American team, especially in front of our home fans. We understand what that means and we’re focused on showing up and delivering for them.”

Colton Herta, who left the Andretti Global IndyCar team to race in F2 this season to earn the super license needed to compete in F1, is expected to eventually move into one of the Cadillac seats. The Californian was fastest in Friday’s practice for the junior series and the plan now would eventually make him the only American driver on the F1 grid.

An unexpected five-week layoff because of the war in Iran forced F1 to cancel two events scheduled in the Middle East, and Cadillac used that time to put together “a fairly substantial upgrade package” for Miami.

“It’s spread over different parts of the car so probably the main area is the floor, but there are also changes on front and rear brakes, front wing as well,” team principal Graeme ⁠Lowdon said. “It’s a mixture of aero and a bit of weight saving as well. It’s reasonably sizeable. We’ll be watching the performance of the upgrade with great interest because there’s an awful lot that we need to verify that other teams will be well down the route of doing.”

Most of the teams came to Miami with upgrades, but because Cadillac is so new, it might not have had the bandwidth to make so many changes if not for the break.

“I hope that we can make a bigger step than some other teams,” Bottas said. “Because we should be able to do that in theory from where we started. So that’s the goal. In the first three races I felt like every ⁠race was getting smoother and smoother, less and less issues.”

Lowdon, however, acknowledged that Cadillac is still in its teething phase as it competes against long tenured teams.

”We’re racing against teams that have done literally thousands of grand prixs,” Lowdon said. “If there is a thing such as team muscle memory how you operate, other teams have that advantage. Everything for us is new.”

That includes the attention the team is receiving.

Interest and popularity in Cadillac began even before one of its cars hit the track. Jim Campbell, vice president of performance and motorsports commercial operations, said General Motors CEO Mary Barra and President Mark Reuss will be in Miami all weekend, alongside dealers, customers and invited guests.

“It’s our fourth race, but it’s our first time to race our Cadillac F1 on American soil, it’s super special,” Campbell said. “We’ve been looking forward to this day. We have been here the last three years, really trying to learn about the F1 platform and so to be here now racing is super exciting, as opposed to being here observing.”

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Cadillac driver Sergio Perez, of Mexico, speaks during a news conference at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland gets pushed back into his garage during the first practice session ahead of the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car during the first practice session ahead of the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)