Flores hits three homers as SF Giants rout A’s in return to Bay

SAN FRANCISCO Have a night Wilmer Flores Flores enjoyed the best meeting of his -year career hitting three home runs a grand slam a three-run homer and a solo shot en road to recording a career-high eight RBIs as the Giants beat the Athletics - in their first encounter back in the Bay Area Flores provided more than enough run encouragement for Logan Webb who allowed one run over a season-high eight innings with four strikeouts In the bottom of the third Flores stepped into the batter s box with a golden opportunity to do damage bases loaded no outs Flores got ahead in the count - against the Athletics JP Sears before fouling off five consecutive pitches Flores ran the count full on the at-bat s ninth pitch then capped off a -pitch battle by sneaking a middle-middle fastball over the left-field fence to give the Giants a - lead Flores night evidently was only getting started In the bottom of the sixth Flores stepped to the plate with runners on first and second He brought them home and himself with one swing a three-run homer that extended San Francisco s lead to - Two homers apparently wasn t enough Flores capped off his night in the bottom of the eighth inning with his only homer without a runner on base a solo shot that gave him three home runs in one competition for the first time in his career