By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-Trying to hold on to their slim playoff hopes, the San Francisco Giants turned to a pitcher with no playoff experience with the team.

Billy Burns hit a two-run home run off of Mike Leake in the bottom of the third inning, as the Oakland A’s defeated the Giants 5-4 before a crowd of 36,067, the fifth sellout of the season at the Coliseum. This was the A’s first win over the Giants this season after the Giants swept the A’s at AT&T Park from July 24-26.

Eric Sogard got the A’s on the board in the bottom of the second inning, as he hit into a Fielders’ Choice that scored Danny Valencia from third base after he led off the inning with a double off of Leake.

Sonny Gray pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits, while walking two and striking out seven and raised his record to 14-7.

Leake went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits, walking two and striking out three and saw his record fall to 10-10.

Matt Duffy gave the Giants a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, as he hit a long home run to left-center field that nearly hit the camera man standing in his well.

Billy Butler hit his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend the A’s lead up to two runs.

That lead would be cut in half in the top of the seventh inning, as Jarrett Parker hit a home run into the second deck above the luxury suites in right-center field. The home run was measured at 474 feet.

Josh Reddick singled in Sam Fuld in the bottom of the seventh inning after Fuld singled to leadoff the inning.

Closer Sean Doolittle got the final four outs of the game, as he picked up his second save of the season.

Things did get dicey for Doolittle and the A’s in the top of the eighth inning, as Duffy reached on a Fielders’ Choice, Brandon Crawford singled after Buster Posey flew out for the second out of the inning, then Marlon Byrd singled in Duffy and then Parker walked to load the bases. Doolittle was able to get Mac Williamson to pop out to Stephen Vogt for the final out of the frame.

Despite popping out to end the inning, Williamson picked up his two first hits of his major league career and ended up going 2-for-4 on the night.