SAN FRANCISCO — The Rays rallied late to beat the Giants for a second straight night time Saturday, this time 2-1.
Yandy Diaz knocked within the tying run with two outs within the eighth, and Brandon Lowe adopted with a single that put them forward.
The Rays improved to 61-63, profitable three straight video games for the primary time since June 24-26 on the Royals, which was the top of their majors-best 25-9 run.
In addition they received their third collection on the marathon four-city 12-game journey throughout 14 days that can finish Sunday. That they had received solely one among their 10 collection earlier than this journey on which they’re 6-5 and hadn’t received two straight since late June.
Nearer Pete Fairbanks allowed a leadoff single however held on for his twenty second save.
The sport was scoreless into the sixth, with each starters throwing properly.
The Giants scored first, with reliever Mason Montgomery placing two on within the sixth and Edwin Uceta permitting a ground-ball RBI single to Christian Koss.
However then the Rays rallied for 2 of their half of the eighth, with supervisor Kevin Money ejected alongside the way in which.
Catcher Nick Fortes acquired them began, as he did in Friday’s ninth-inning rally, by being hit by a pitch, this time by Jose Butto with two outs. Chandler Simpson was forward 3-0 within the depend when umpire Dan Iassogna referred to as two strikes, the second of which gave the impression to be low.
That set off Money, who yelled one thing from the dugout and was ejected, then ran onto the sector to have an extra say.
Simpson singled, sending pinch-runner Tristan Grey to second. Then Diaz, who delivered the go-ahead run within the ninth inning Friday, got here by once more with a single to heart, scoring Grey.
Simpson went to 3rd on the play and scored the go-ahead run when Brandon Lowe greeted lefty reliever Matt Gage with a single.
Adrian Houser, who had two tough begins after being acquired from the White Sox on July 31, gave the Rays 5 scoreless innings.
Money went to the bullpen for the sixth, and the Giants took a 1-0 lead.
Ex-Ray Willy Adames singled with one out off the left-handed Montgomery, then stole second forward of Dominic Smith strolling.
Jake Mangum, shifted to proper area after Josh Lowe was scratched from the lineup on account of proper indirect tightness, made a highlight-worthy working and sliding catch in deep right-center to rob Jung Hoo Lee of additional bases.
Money went subsequent to right-hander Edwin Uceta, who acquired Koss to hit a floor ball. However it was properly positioned and laborious sufficient to get by diving third baseman Junior Caminero, scoring Adames.
Although Giants starter Justin Verlander entered the sport with a 1-9 report and 4.53 ERA, Money acknowledged the 42-year-old’s “Corridor of Fame profession” and mentioned earlier than the sport he was higher than his numbers confirmed.
“I do know what his report says, however not for a second do I or anyone on this dugout imagine he’s that sort of pitcher,” Money mentioned. “He’s had a pair actually good outings right here as of late, so we’ve acquired our fingers full.”
That they did.
Verlander regarded rather more like his youthful self, holding the Rays to 2 hits over a season-high seven innings whereas hanging out eight.
He allowed two baserunners within the first — Diaz singled with one out and Caminero reached on an error with two — then retired 16 in a row earlier than permitting a leadoff single within the seventh to Brandon Lowe.
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