Ryan Pepiot pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, but then it all fell apart in the sixth inning when five straight hitters reached against him. The Giants won 7-1,

The Giants’ losing streak reached seven games — and 15 of 16 at home — despite seven shutout innings from Justin Verlander.

The Rays win a few games and maybe you start to feel better about this team. If you squint you can see a road to the postseason. Maybe even a team that could get lucky in a 3 game Wild Card series. And then you get a game like this.

The San Francisco Giants (61-65) hit a home run to begin Tuesday's game at Petco Park but couldn't produce any more offense in a 5-1 defeat to the San Diego Pad

Yandy Diaz broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single, Junior Caminero launched his 35th home run and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 on Friday night in what turned into a battle of bullpens.

Tampa Bay right-hander Ryan Pepiot (8-9, 3.86 ERA) knows all about pitching away from home. He is scheduled to make his fifth consecutive road start Sunday in the series finale, having found ways to turn living out of a suitcase weeks at a time into a positive.

Yandy Díaz and Brandon Lowe hit consecutive two-out RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for the second straight day to beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1