Flores hits 3 homers and drives in 8 runs to back Webb as Giants thump A's 9-1
SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores homered three times — including a grand slam — and drove in eight runs to back a strong start by Logan Webb, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Athletics 13-5 on Friday night.
Flores, who set single-game career highs for homers and RBIs, hit his seventh slam in the third inning off A's starter JP Sears. He had a three-run shot against Michel Otañez in the sixth, then added a solo shot off Anthony Maldonado in the eighth.
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