Piscotty's Homer Ties It, Lowrie's Homer Lifts A's Over Padres, 4-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Stephen Piscotty homered with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the game and Jed Lowie hit a two-run shot with two outs in the 10th to lift the Oakland Athletics over the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Piscotty's shot into the second deck came off closer Brad Hand. Hand was trying for his 22nd save and retired the first two batters before Piscotty homered on a 2-2 pitch, his fifth.
Adam Cimber (3-3) allowed Marcus Semien's one-out single in the 10th and retired Chad Pinder on a fly to right before Lowrie connected for his 10th homer.
Rookie Lou Trivino (4-1) pitched two innings for the win. Blake Treinen pitched the 10th for his 16th save.
Padres rookie left-hander hander Eric Lauer had been in line for the victory after pitching six strong innings. He settled down after allowing an unearned run in the second and held the A's to one run and three hits while matching his strikeout high with seven. He walked two.
The Padres had given Lauer just enough support in the first two innings against Paul Blackburn. Jose Pirela brought in a run in the first on a grounder and Raffy Lopez doubled with one out in the second to bring in rookie Franmil Reyes, who was aboard on a leadoff double.
Blackburn allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, struck out four and walked two.
The A's scored in the second with some help from replay. Khris Davis drew a leadoff walk and was originally called out on a force play on Matt Olson's ground ball. The A's challenged and the call was overturned, with shortstop Freddy Galvis given an error because his foot wasn't on second base when he took the throw. Davis advanced on Mark Canha's single and scored when Piscotty grounded into a double play.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Padres are in a stretch in which they will play just five of 28 games at home. After going 5-5 on a trip through Miami, St. Louis and Atlanta, the Padres are home for just two games before heading out for a seven-game trip to San Francisco and Texas. Then they're home for three games against Pittsburgh before a six-game trip to Oakland and Arizona.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: Have cut short OF Franchy Cordero's rehab assignment after he felt something in his right elbow. Manager Andy Green said it's "highly unlikely" Cordero is back soon.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Frankie Montas (3-1, 2.67 ERA) is scheduled to start the finale of the two-game series.
Padres: Rookie LHP Joey Lucchesi (3-2, 3.23) is scheduled to return from more than a month on the DL with a strained right hip.
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