A’s Drop Saturday Contest To Giants 6-4

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Jeff McNeil #22 of the Athletics hits an RBI force out during the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Sutter Health Park on May 16, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) | Getty Images The A’s couldn’t make it two in a row over their former Bay Area rivals. The Green & Gold dropped the middle game of their weekend series against San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening in Sacramento, with their comeback attempt coming up short in a 6-4 loss that drops their record to 23-22.

Can still take the series with a win tomorrow though! Severino‘s struggles at home return The starting pitcher for the A’s tonight was veteran Luis Severino, making his 10th start of the year. Coming into tonight he had been on a roll, with four quality starts in a row including a couple games at Sutter Health Park, where he’s had struggles at times during his two-year stint with the A’s.

Those home struggles reared their ugly head tonight against a Giants offense that has failed to live up to expectations so far this season. Sevy gave up a solo home run in the first inning to the hot-hitting Casey Schmitt and only due to a heads up play on his part did he not allow another in the second. The Giants continued getting good contact on Severino in the third, plating two runs on three hits and a walk that quickly made this game 3-0 Giants.

There was never really a quiet inning for Severino in this one. He escaped giving up a one-out triple in the fourth but the Giants got to him again. Specifically, Schmitt got to him again as he connected for his second homer of the night, a two-run shot to that pushed this to a 5-0 game.