Overview

• Tampa Bay overcame a 3–1 deficit with a four-run fourth inning and Yandy Díaz’s ninth-inning RBI single to win the series opener at Oracle Park.
• Landen Roupp returned from a 15-day injured list stint to start for the Giants as the club searches for consistency in a rotation beset by health issues.
• The Rays’ bullpen stifled San Francisco after the fourth inning, allowing just three hits with key relief appearances by Seymour, Clevinger, Jax and Uceta.
• The defeat extended the Giants’ home losing streak to seven games and highlighted ongoing struggles to leverage their own ballpark.
• Saturday’s matchup pits Adrian Houser against Justin Verlander as both teams remain near .500 and look to gain ground in the wild-card race despite depleted rosters.