Bumgarner pitches Giants to win and swings the bat, too (Yahoo Sports)

Madison Bumgarner pitched into the seventh to snap a two-start skid and also batted in an AL ballpark, and the San Francisco Giants avoided a four-game sweep by beating the Oakland Athletics 12-6 on Thursday night. Buster Posey hit a towering three-run homer to center in the third and Brandon Crawford followed with a solo shot before adding an RBI single two innings later. Brandon Belt had four RBIs and hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third ahead of Posey's ninth home run.