Hitting remains impotent for the SF Giants as they get swept by the Detroit Tigers. What's at the heart of their miseries? They don't hit with count leverage. They pass up on "cookies," fastballs down the middle. They've stopped stealing bases. They don't score early or often. So, maybe a shipment of new bats will help.

Mark Kotsay continues to worship at the altar of the 100 pitch count limit, and it cost him again when he lifted Luis Severino after 98 pitches. The A's bullpen proceeded to blow another game en route to their 9th straight loss. Did the press ask Kotsay why he took Severino out, though he'd given up just 2 runs and 0 walks over 6 innings? No. Did they ask Severino if he could have gone another inning? No.

All the Giants had to do was wait til A's Manager Mark Kotsay made the call to the bullpen Sunday. After getting stifled by lefty starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs for 6 2/3 innings, the Giants went to work against the A's relievers and pulled off another late inning win, thanks to big contributions from struggling LaMonte Wade Jr., Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos.

A's Manager Mark Kotsay's decision to walk Mike Yastrzemski to load the bases in the bottom of the 10th inning backfired when closer Mason Miller walked the major league's top RBI guy Wilmer Flores for a 1-0 Giants win over the A's.

Wilmer Flores had gone 18 games without a home run, stuck on 7 since April 21. And then the A's Effed around with him and Found out. A breakdown of his grand slam, and how the Giants worked A's starting pitcher JP Sears to load the bases. Also, a look at the mastery of Logan Webb, who held Sacramento to 5 hits over 8 innings.

Some bitterness lingers over the fact that the Giants and A's "rivalry" continues in a new "I-80" format. But, this series is actually important for both teams, which are looking to rebound from recent skids. Plus, a trivia question about two players with the same name who played for SF and Oakland.

The Giants' losing streak is now at four; the hitters are in a crisis. Only Heliot Ramos seems to know what he's doing at the plate. Pitchers have got to be growing frustrated by going unrewarded with stellar performances. My trivia question goes back to the 2010 World Series championship series with echoes of similar hitting woes.

The Giants are coming off a key series win over the Chicago Cubs after facing down some pivotal moments. Now, they face the hot Minnesota Twins, winners of their last five. I've break down the matchups, I've got a trivia question related to the Giants and Twins and return to my popular Did You Know segment.

Sacramento A's Manager Mark Kotsay has a chance to be a revolutionary. He could buck the trend. He could throw out the conventional wisdom that 100 pitch counts are sacred. He could ask his starting pitchers to step up and take on a greater workload. It's needed because the bullpen may be on the verge of wearing down. Plus, another Trivia Question!

After dropping the series opener to the lowly Colorado Rockies, the SF Giants took care of business by winning the next three with a 9-3 laugher on Sunday capping off the good short home stand. They head to Chicago to face the 1st place Cubs. I explore why Willy Adames, who hit 2 HRs Sunday, should be the cleanup hitter and should sit vs. LH pitchers. I also bust the myth that Patrick Bailey is the best catcher in the majors. And I have a trivia question!