We're not sure who was more impressive between LaMonte Wade Jr. and Gabe Kapler in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 road win against the Oakland Athletics Saturday night. On one hand, Wade enters the game at the top of the ninth inning as a pinch-hitter with the Giants down by a run and then proceeded to smack a two-run homer to give San Francisco the lead. On the other hand, Kapler somehow had the guts to pull Darin Ruf from the game to get Wade to the plate against Oakland closer Lou Trivino even though Ruf had just smoked one out of the field two innings earlier.

Whatever. Here's the video of LaMonte Davis Jr. sending one out of the yard.

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With that home run, the Giants (79-44) were able to keep their 1.5-game lead atop the cutthroat NL West division. The Los Angeles Dodgers (78-46), who won earlier over the New York Mets (4-3) are now 9-1 in their last 10 games and are breathing right into the neck of the Giants. Meanwhile, Oakland's loss to the Giants was a welcome sight for the Houston Astros, who are currently in a tight race with the A's in the AL West.

The Giants and the Athletics will each look to win the three-game series Sunday afternoon. The A's won the first leg of the series, 4-1.