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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Madison Bumgarner is all for his bat starting rallies that help the San Francisco Giants win.Especially in this case, when they were staring at the possibility of a sweep in the Bay Bridge Series.Bumgarner pitched into the seventh to snap a two-start skid and also batted in an AL ballpark, and the Giants avoided a four-game sweep by beating the Oakland Athletics 12-6 on Thursday night.Im not trying to prove anything to anybody. Were trying to win ballgames, Bumgarner said. Thats all I care about. I dont care what anybody says or thinks about it. I care about these guys, I care about our fans. ... I want to be as good a baseball player as I can be, not just a pitcher. In this league youve got to hit. You can change the outcome of the game sometimes.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 RBI and hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third ahead of Poseys ninth home run. Bumgarner helped start the rally with a leadoff double.He got us started. He smoked that ball, manager Bruce Bochy said. We needed something to ignite this offense. He did it.Bumgarner (9-4) was given the option by Bochy to bat himself rather than the Giants using a designated hitter, and of course the big lefty chose to swing the bat. He had lost two straight starts following seven consecutive winning decisions.Marcus Semien hit his career-best 16th home run in the first as the As took a quick lead against Bumgarner, then Yonder Alonso added a two-run drive in the seventh to chase Bumgarner. Hunter Strickland relieved. Oakland has homered in a season-best nine games in a row.Bumgarner allowed four runs and seven hits, struck out four and didnt walk a batter in 6 1/3 innings. The two home runs allowed matched his most for the season, also done opening day at Milwaukee on April 4. He hasnt lost three straight starts since June 27-July 8, 2014, during his spectacular World Series MVP season.While San Francisco had given up seven or more runs in four straight games, the Giants helped Oakland score at least six runs in a seventh straight contest when Coco Crisp hit a two-out, two-run double in the ninth.San Francisco added on late, getting Belts two-run single. Fernando Rodriguez also walked in a pair of runs among his five free passes in the inning, and the As had their three-game winning streak snapped with only a second defeat in the last eight games.As lefty Dillon Overton (1-1) was done after three innings in his second major league start after he won his debut last Saturday at Los Angeles. This time, he surrendered eight runs and eight hits with a strikeout and three walks. He said he wasnt able to make the adjustments he usually does -- and Overton knew Bumgarner had the ability to hurt him at the plate.Ive watched him on TV for years now. I knew he could hit, Overton said. I left that one up and Bum made me pay for it.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: With 2B Joe Panik on the concussion list and 2B Ramiro Pena sidelined with a sprained ankle after colliding with RF Mac Williamson on Wednesday, San Francisco purchased the contract of 2B Grant Green and inserted him into the starting lineup immediately. He hadnt played in nine days since Williamson -- then with Triple-A Sacramento -- inadvertently let go of his bat and it hit Green in the right knee. He required four stitches, which were removed Wednesday. ... RHP Sergio Romo, out since April 15 with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow, was set to throw consecutive days and then be ready to come off the 60-day disabled list.Athletics: LHP reliever Sean Doolittle had an MRI exam that showed some labrum inflammation in his strained throwing shoulder, which landed him on the 15-day DL retroactive to Sunday. He had tried to play catch Wednesday but struggled. The hope is he will be ready to return after the All-Star break. ... OF Khris Davis was out of the lineup a day after being scratched with a bruised left shoulder injured running into the wall Tuesday. He batted in the cage and felt better than a day earlier. ... The As agreed to terms with No. 6 overall draft pick LHP A.J. Puk out of Florida. 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Luckless midfielder Anthony Morabito may not play another game for Fremantle but even if they cut him loose, coach Ross Lyon is adamant the club has done all they can for him.Morabito has played just three AFL matches since his debut season of 2010, with three knee reconstructions and a glut of soft tissue injuries halting his progress.The 24-year-old is out of contract at seasons end, and faces an uncertain future.Fremantle are set for a big list clean-out in the wake of their horror 2016 campaign, and Morabito could be among the casualties.Morabito has played 11 games in the WAFL this season - including five straight games before last weeks bye.The 189cm wingman is an outside chance to end his two-year AFL hiatus in Saturdays clash with GWS at Spotless Stadium.But even if he doesnt earn selection, Lyon implored fans to remember how much the Dockers have supported Morabito over the journey.I understand the emotion wrapped around Anthony, Lyon said.But hes played (three) AFLL games in six years.ddddddddddddWeve been an incredibly supportive club in the context since 2010. Thats without question. Thats what I would put on the table.Our emotional support for Anthony, our resources, our contracting opportunities - regardless of whether Anthony plays next week or the week after - have been first class.I dont think anyone can dispute that.The Dockers appear set to make at least two changes from the team that copped a 72-point flogging from Adelaide on Sunday.Veteran forward Matthew Pavlich will be rested, while ruckman Aaron Sandilands (glute) faces an uphill battle to play.Forward Matt Taberner is almost certain to earn a recall, while Morabito will be among a host of fringe players also looking for a call-up.The Dockers have lost their past seven games, with their 3-17 record consigning them to 16th spot on the ladder. ' ' '