WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a grand slam that capped an eight-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the sloppy Athletics 10-1 on Sunday in 25-35 mph winds.
Luis Arraez also homered and finished with three hits for the Giants, who took two of three games in the first series this season between the Northern California rivals.
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San Francisco Giants designated hitter Casey Schmitt (10) singles during a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Luis Arraez is greeted in the dugout after his home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs reacts after a balk is called on him during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader, front right, is greeted at home plate by Jung Hoo Lee (51) after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader hits a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Adrian Houser (2-4) allowed one run in six innings, pitching around five walks.
Athletics reliever Luis Medina loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth and the Giants leading 2-1. Bader started the rally when he was safe on an error by Zack Gelof at third base — his second of the game.
Rafael Devers hit an RBI single, and another run scored on the play when center fielder Lawrence Butler committed a fielding error. Daniel Susac had an RBI groundout and Jung Hoo Lee singled in a run before Bader’s wind-aided slam to right.
The wind cost Bader a potential grand slam Saturday when his drive was blown in a couple of feet and pushed 20 feet to the right, according to @WeatherApplied. His 346-foot shot Sunday carried 7 feet farther and 18 feet to the right thanks to the stiff breeze, turning it into a home run.
Arraez also took advantage of wind blowing out to right field when he homered for the second time in the series — and this season — for a 1-0 lead against Jeffrey Springs in the third.
Willy Adames reached on a throwing error by Gelof, advanced on a balk and scored on a two-out double by Matt Chapman to make it 2-0 in the fourth.
The Athletics cut it to 2-1 in the fifth on a pop-fly RBI double by Carlos Cortes that Adames lost in the sun at shortstop before it bounced off a diving Chapman's glove.
Nick Kurtz walked three times and extended his on-base streak to 40 games, tied for the third-longest in A's history behind Mark McGwire (62) and Rickey Henderson (46).
Sam Hentges, Keaton Winn and Joel Peguero closed it out for the Giants.
Springs (3-4) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in six innings.
Giants LHP Robbie Ray (3-5, 3.04 ERA) starts Monday's series opener in Arizona against RHP Zac Gallen (1-4, 5.02).
Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (2-1, 3.12 ERA) starts Monday on the road opposite Angels RHP Walbert Ureña (1-4, 3.29).
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San Francisco Giants designated hitter Casey Schmitt (10) singles during a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Luis Arraez is greeted in the dugout after his home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs reacts after a balk is called on him during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader, front right, is greeted at home plate by Jung Hoo Lee (51) after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader hits a grand slam in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Sunday, May 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy's frustrating final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday boiled over with an angry exchange with a fan after a “U-S-A!” shout from the gallery at Aronimink Golf Club.
An errant shot out of heavy rough at the scoreable 16th hole derailed McIlroy's come-from-behind bid, and he appeared to respond to the shout by using an expletive while telling the fan to "shut up."
The exchange summarized the two-time Masters champion's confounding final round. He was not alone, as Jon Rahm, Cam Smith and Xander Schauffele had their chances and failed to catch Aaron Rai.
McIlroy said earlier in the week that the outlandish and abusive fan behavior he endures — like at the Ryder Cup last year — is usually limited to one week every four years, when the matches are contested in the U.S.
Sunday's interaction, far less severe than what he heard at Bethpage in New York, seemingly just came at a bad time.
McIlroy was three strokes behind Rai on the par-5 16th hole when his second shot out of rough from 37 yard was short and bounded into a bunker. The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
McIlroy started the final round three strokes behind the leaders and struggled to make up ground while others were finding the Donald Ross layout scoreable. He managed just one birdie on the front nine, and after a bogey 5 at the drivable par-4 13th, managed one more birdie coming in, settling for a 69 to tie for seventh at 4 under.
McIlroy didn't comment on the fan interaction, but admitted he left some strokes on the course.
“I think not birdieing the two par-5s and making the bogey at the drivable par-4 13th,” he said. “To me, I felt like I played the golf I needed to play the rest of the way. If I birdied the two par 5s and turned that 5 into a 3 on 13, the day looks very different.”
Rahm, who started two strokes back, took the steam out of his three birdies on the front nine with two bogeys for a 1-under 34 at the turn. Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
“Just wish I’d have done better with the speed of the greens,” said Rahm, who needed 33 putts in the final round. “Just couldn’t seem to get it to the hole, and that’s the reason why I didn’t hole any more putts.”
The captain of LIV Golf's Legion XIII team found the good in his four rounds after barely making the cut at the Masters and finishing 38th.
“As far as I’m concerned, to be in the mix again and hit it as good as I did and perform as well as I did this weekend, it’s been a great week,” he said. “Four rounds and a par, even par, can’t really ask too much more of myself. Just maybe obviously hole in a few more putts, which is not an easy task over here on these greens.”
Smith, who reached the weekend after missing the cut in six straight majors, bolted to 5 under with birdies at Nos. 2, 4, and 9. But his round flattened out with seven straight pars on the back before dropping another stroke at the 17th.
The LIV player had weekend rounds of 68. Smith found early success when he moved to LIV with a victory in 2022 and two wins in 2023. He's winless since.
“It feels great to play nice,” Smith said. "You don’t work hard to play crap, and it’s frustrating, and the last couple of years have been frustrating. I feel like I’ve been putting in the work and not really getting anything out of it.
“Out there today, under the pressure I felt like I was able to trust it already. So lots of positive signs.”
Schauffele failed to gain on the leaders with pars on the first eight holes before a birdie at the ninth. Trouble struck with bogeys at Nos. 11 and 13th, and two late birdies were not enough for the 2024 PGA and British Open winner.
“You really had to kind of hang tough all day and really capitalize on some small spots,” he said. “For me to bogey a drivable hole there that got away from me, I was trying to be aggressive. I figured I needed to make birdie and tried to be aggressive and ended up making bogey. That’s just what this course can do to you.”
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Xander Schauffele waves after his shot on the first green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Cameron Smith, of Australia, hits from the 18th fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jon Rahm, of Spain, looks at his club on the third fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to a missed putt on the seventh green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
