OAKLAND, Calif. Austin Rivers Jersey . -- A warm day helped Brandon Moss reach another milestone and it helped Jeff Samardzija enjoy even more run support. Moss hit a grand slam and the Oakland Athletics gave Samardzija more run support than he has had all season in a 13-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday. "I didnt realize it went over the fence," Moss said. "I thought it was going to be a sacrifice fly. Then I saw it bounce around and was shocked. Thats not a home run at night. Being a day game, the ball carries better." Jed Lowrie had three hits and drove in a run for the As, who have the best record (63-38) in baseball and are a season-best 25 games over .500. Chris Carter hit a home run for the Astros, who fell to 2-4 since the All-Star break. Samardzija (2-1) gave up a leadoff single to Jose Altuve and then retired 10 straight before Carters 20th home run put Houston on the board. He did not walk a batter and struck out six. He retired 12 of 13 following Carters blast. Carter was the lone Astro to get past second base against Samardzija, who received a combined 13 runs of support over his final six starts with the Cubs. "I was just trying to get quick innings and not keep the defence out there very long," Samardzija said. "I wanted to keep them in hitting rhythm. When you get a lead like that, you just take a deep breath." Samardzija was 2-7 with the Cubs despite a 2.83 ERA. He entered with the third-lowest run support in the majors at 3.05 runs per outing. "Im having a lot of fun playing here," Samardzija said. "I just attacked the zone and threw a lot of fastballs." Scott Feldman (4-8) lost his straight start, lasting 5 1-3 innings. He allowed six runs and nine hits, walking five and striking out four. "He battled but at the same time they did a tremendous job of hitting with runners in scoring position," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Thats pretty much what was the difference in the ballgame." Feldman allowed at least six runs for just the third time this season but for the second time in three starts. He has allowed 16 runs and 27 hits over his last 17 2-3 innings. "It was a battle for him all day," Porter said. "Early in the game he really had his breaking ball working, and they started laying off and made him come back into the zone." The As were ahead 4-1 entering the sixth inning when Moss hit his third grand slam of the season. "You want to cash them in with runners on base," Moss said. "It was a situation where the guy had to make a good pitch and I hit it. I had the bases loaded in the at-bat before and ended up hitting a weak grounder to first." Stephen Vogt added a three-run double in the eighth. Josh Reddick, who had two doubles, added a sacrifice fly. Donaldson and Derek Norris, who had three hits, each drove in runs in the third. Sogard scored on a wild pitch. Crisps sacrifice fly in the fourth put the As ahead, 4-1. NOTES: RHP Jim Johnson was designated for assignment before the game, ending a short, tumultuous relationship with the As fans, who have booed him since opening day. ... As OF Yoenis Cespedes (sprained right thumb) could return to the starting lineup on Friday. ... As INF Alberto Callaspo (right hamstring strain) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. .. RHP Jason Hammel (0-2, 9.00) is scheduled to make his third start for the As against the Rangers in Texas on Friday. ... LHP Dallas Keuchel (9-6, 3.29) starts for the Astros at home against Miami, which begins a 10-day, 10-game homestand, the longest of the season. ... Samardzija improved to 21-3 lifetime when receiving at least three runs of support. Gerald Green Jersey . The 17-year-old had four goals and four assists in 38 games for Liberec in the Czech pro league this past season. 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Jim Leyland, in his eighth playoffs, has never had a starting rotation he trusts as much as the grouping of Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez and Doug Fister.SAN FRANCISCO - The San Diego Padres rallied from six runs down and nearly spoiled San Franciscos delayed clinching party.The Giants blew a six-run lead, and then rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Padres on Thursday night to stay within one game of Pittsburgh for the top spot in the NL wild-card standings.Im very proud of the guys, down 6-0, come back 8-6 against a good team, a team going to the playoffs, Padres manager Bud Black said. It doesnt matter if its game 159 or game 1, our guys play, man. It doesnt matter what game. Thats the mantra of this group, they keep playing.Hunter Pence scored the go-ahead run on Matt Duffys squeeze bunt in the Giants three-run seventh, hours after they clinched a playoff berth with Milwaukees loss at Cincinnati. Pablo Sandoval had a season-high four RBIs, including a key single in the decisive seventh.The Giants (86-73) kept pace with Pittsburgh (87-72) after the Pirates won 10-1 at Atlanta to pull within one game of first-place St. Louis in the NL Central. San Francisco will play one of those two clubs in a one-game playoff Wednesday, home field still to be determined. Lefty 18-game winner Madison Bumgarner is expected to start.The funs just now starting, right-hander Tim Hudson said.Yasmani Grandal hit his first career grand slam for San Diego in the seventh. He also had a solo shot in the sixth.Two batters after Grandals slam, Rene Rivera went deep to give the Padres an 8-6 lead. The Giants then answered in the bottom half against Blaine Boyer (0-1).Tim Lincecum (11-9) recorded the final out of the seventh for the win. Santiago Casilla closed it out for his 18th save in 22 chances.Lincecum earned his 100th career victory on all of two pitches.Its kind of the vulturish way but Ill take anything I can get, Lincecum said. Who would plan for a two-pitch win?Grandal had his second career multihomer game, also accomplishing the feat on June 30, 2012, at Colorado.Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford each hit a solo homer and Sandoval produced his biggest day of 2014.Before the game, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said his players would celebrate their first playoff berth since winning the 2012 World Series. Once San Francisco came back to win, that could be done with a bit more fervour.Belt splashed a home run into McCovey Cove leading off the second, the 68th time a Giants player homered into the bay beyond the right-field arcade and the fourth by Belt.Crawford hit his career-best 10th homme run in the fourth against Andrew Cashner. Chris Paul Rockets Jersey. Their game plan was definitely different than the other night, Cashner said. I made some good pitches here and there but overall I kind of missed location for the most part. I had more balls overall up in the zone than down in the zone.Sandoval hit a sacrifice fly and a trio of RBI singles as the Giants won for the 11th time in their last 13 home games. Now they are hoping a successful weekend will earn them a home date for Wednesdays one-game wild-card playoff.San Franciscos Yusmeiro Petit was in line to end a two-start losing streak, but the Giants couldnt hold a 6-0 lead.Will Venable hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Grandal connected two batters later to chase Petit.San Diego, coming off an 8-2 homestand that included a three-game sweep of the Giants last weekend, needs one victory over the Giants this weekend for its first season series win since 2010.CELEBRATING MAYSHall of Famer Willie Mays rode through the ballpark in a 1931 Lincoln Phaeton and tossed baseballs into the crowd during the middle of the fourth inning to celebrate the upcoming 60th anniversary of his historic over-the-shoulder catch from Game 1 of the New York Giants 1954 World Series against Cleveland at the Polo Grounds.TRAINING ROOMPadres: OF Cameron Maybin was scratched with what Black called a health issue, but it wasnt considered serious. ... RHP Odrisamer Despaigne wont pitch again this season. The Cuban defector, a rookie, has a sore right side. We felt that the risk of throwing him out there this weekend was not worth it based on his side session the other day when he still felt a little discomfort, Black said. Hes thrown the ball extremely well. Its a great learning experience for him to pitch in the United States in the major leagues. The talent is there to be successful here and that has shown through his outings.Giants: CF Angel Pagan underwent season-ending surgery to repair a bulging disk in his back. All went smoothly and he will remain hospitalized in Southern California initially. Recovery is expected to take about three months.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Ian Kennedy (12-13, 3.76 ERA) looks to win his third straight start in his final outing of the year.Giants: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (8-12, 3.96 ERA) makes his 32nd start, his most in a single season. He lost last Sunday in San Diego, but owns a 3-0 record and 1.89 ERA in three starts against the Padres at AT&T Park. ' ' '