Giants, A’s put on hitting displays in victories

A statistical look at the Athletics’ 12-3 home victory over the Detroit Tigers and the Giants’ 10-5 road win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday:

3: Hitters between the teams who had three hits: San Francisco’s Brandon Belt and Oakland’s Billy Butler and Danny Valencia.

5: Home runs hit by A’s and Giants players. Giants catcher Buster Posey had two; three different A’s players hit one.

6: RBIs for Giants catcher Buster Posey.

7: A’s batters who had at least two hits.

9: Giants who played Saturday and are hitting at least .250 this season.

12: Runs scored by the A’s, a season high.

14: Home runs this season for A’s outfielder Khris Davis, who hit a three-run shot in the seventh inning.

22: Combined runs for the A’s and Giants.

33: Combined hits for the A’s and Giants.

451: Feet covered on the home run hit by A’s third baseman Danny Valencia.

1.000: Career batting average for Giants pitcher Cory Gearrin. In his first major league at-bat, he singled in the eighth inning. Gearrin was also credited with the win.

View the A’s box score here

View the Giants box score here

Compiled by Noel Harris

This story was originally published May 28, 2016 at 6:28 PM with the headline "Giants, A’s put on hitting displays in victories."