Strong outings on the mound for A’s, Giants; Oakland wins 5-0

Brett Anderson already is the A’s announced No. 3 starter, and he turned in a tremendous tuneup Sunday against the Giants. His San Francisco counterpart, Dereck Rodriguez, nailed down a rotation spot Sunday after a decent outing.

With Anderson and Rodriguez working quickly and efficiently, the first game of the Bay Bridge Series whizzed by in 2:05, with all of the runs in Oakland’s 5-0 victory coming via homers. Stephen Piscotty hit a two-run shot off Rodriguez in the first and Jurickson Profar a monster solo shot in the fourth.

Anderson needed only 66 pitches to get through six innings. He gave up three hits and a walk, and struck out three. He threw 18 more pitches in the bullpen in order to get in his full workload for the day. The lefty was delighted with the quick game — he had incentive to get out of the Coliseum quickly, because he was moving into an apartment in the afternoon.

In Rodriguez’s first four outings, he gave up zero homers, but on Sunday, he was just a little off with his location. “I felt good with my cutter and my changeup,” he said. “My curveball has the right shape to it. I’ve just got to get it in the zone. Overall, I was happy today.”

Rodriguez said the pitch to Piscotty was where he wanted, down and in, but he intended to throw up and in to Profar but left it middle in.

Though Rodriguez seems a lock for the rotation, on target to make his first start Saturday against the Padres, he said he is taking nothing for granted.

“Everything they’ve done so far, it’s lining me up for that date,” Rodriguez said. “Until they tell me and show me that roster, I ain’t going to be satisfied. Until I get on that flight and go down to San Diego, that’s when I’ll be, like, all right. But until then …”

Rodriguez is entering his second season and is feeling much more comfortable.

“I feel a little more relaxed,” he said. “It’s not overwhelming like it was last year. It’s just like another game. When I was in the big-league games, I was facing guys I never thought I’d be facing. This year, I know them. I faced them last year. It’s not a surprise to me like it was last year.”

Though Giants manager Bruce Bochy confirmed that Rodriguez will start Saturday, the A’s have not yet announced Frankie Montas as their fourth starter, though it’s apparent he will be. Montas worked three scoreless innings, allowing two walks and striking out three. His ERA for the spring: 0.56.

Manager Bob Melvin said he wasn’t ready to make declarations about the other rotation spots but, he said, “Frankie Montas is pitching great. ... Man, he’s done everything you would ask to make a team. And when you’re pitching like he is, to make a team, there’s more pressure on you. So it’s been doubly impressive.”

Montas had to throw 30 more pitches in the bullpen to get up to 75, which would enable him to start Sunday against the Angels.

Piscotty’s homer was his second of the spring; he also hit a regular-season shot in Tokyo last week. Profar’s, which went into the second section of seats in right-center, was his second of the spring. Ramon Laureano added a two-run shot in the seventh off lefty Travis Bergen, Laureano’s third of the spring.

Trevor Gott worked two scoreless innings in relief of Rodriguez; he has 13 strikeouts and hasn’t allowed an earned run in 11 ⅔ innings.

The A’s have won 24 of the past 36 spring games against the Giants, with the series moving to Oracle Park for games Monday and Tuesday.