Justin Verlander is 42 years old and a surefire Hall of Famer. Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe, the elder statesmen on the Rays, came through with huge hits in the eighth inning and the Rays strutted away with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.

Another day, another loss

Brandon Lowe capped a two-run eighth inning with an RBI single, five Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a seven-hitter and the Rays recorded a second straight one-run road win over the San Francisco Giants, 2-1 on Saturday night despite a turn-back-the-clock performance by Justin Verlander. Down 1-0 entering the eighth but with the Giants having turned the game over to their bullpen, the Rays got a break when No. 9 hitter Nick Fortes was hit by a pitch from right-hander Jose Butto (3-3) with two outs.

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Justin Verlander vs. Adrian Houser.

Casey Schmitt was out of the lineup Saturday after leaving Friday night's loss injured, but the Giants don't expect to miss their starting second baseman for long. “In the next day or two, I think we'll have him (back),” manager Bob Melvin said. Schmitt underwent X-rays after the game on Friday that came back clean. Schmitt left the 7-6 loss in the eighth inning after a first-pitch fastball from Rays reliever Edwin Uceta ran inside and hit him on his right forearm.

The San Francisco Giants were beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, marking their 14th loss in their last 15 home games. According to Giants reporter Susan Slusser, that marks some unwanted history not seen in the last 124 years. Yikes: This is the first time since 1901 that the Giants have had a stretch of losing 14 of 15 home games within a single season. The 7-6 loss dropped the Giants to 59-63, which is inredibly disappointing considering they went out and added Rafael Devers in June in order to make themselves a World Series contender.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 70 53 .569 — New York 65 58 .528 5 Miami 58 65 .472 12 Atlanta 54 68 .443 15½ Washington 50 73 .407 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 77 44 .636 — Chicago 69 53 .566 8½ Cincinnati 64 59 .520 14 St. Louis 61 62 .496 17 Pittsburgh 52 72 .419 26½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 69 53 .566 — San Diego 69 53 .566 — Arizona 60 63 .488 9½ San Francisco 59 63 .484 10 Colorado 33 89 .270 36 ___ Friday's Games Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta 2, Cleveland 0 Boston 2, Miami 1 Philadelphia 6, Washington 2 Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 8 Seattle 11, N.Y. Mets 9 Colorado 4, Arizona 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, St. Louis 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Diego 2 Tampa

The Nationals are getting ready to cut ties with one of their offseason acquisitions.

An update surfaced on Matt Chapman after he was removed from the San Francisco Giants' lineup.

The next six innings, by contrast, were emblematic of how they've played over the last two months. Landen Roupp allowed five runs over three-plus innings in his first start back from the injured list. Casey Schmitt, already filling in for the injured Matt Chapman, was hit by a pitch and sustained a right forearm contusion that will keep him out for several days at the minimum.

The San Francisco Giants have turned their home stadium, Oracle Park, into a house of horrors with their recent performance. Mired in a brutal slump, manager Bob Melvin has been left befuddled, searching for answers to try and get his team back on track.

The next six innings, by contrast, were emblematic of how they've played over the last two months. Landen Roupp allowed five runs over three-plus innings in his first start back from the injured list. Casey Schmitt, already filling in for the injured Matt Chapman, was hit by a pitch and sustained a right forearm contusion that will keep him out for several days at the minimum.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — We didn't have to look up any ancestral history back on June 9 when pitcher Ian Seymour made his major-league debut for the Tampa Bay Rays. After all, Seymour isn't exactly an uncommon surname. There are tens of thousands of Seymours in America. But it turns out that on that night in Boston, Ian was the first Seymour to play in the big leagues since the Cy Seymour in the 1913 season. And Jake was the first Seymour in 1882. There hasn't been another since. But then we went full Seymour on Friday night in San Francisco. Like, times three. That's why we had to dig through the history books. The Rays called up Bob Seymour to play first base on Friday night, and he and Ian

The San Francisco Giants found their offense but now are looking for a third baseman as they continue their three-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. After placing Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list before Friday's 7-6 loss in the series opener, the Giants lost replacement Casey Schmitt to a bruised forearm in the eighth inning, the result of him being hit by a pitch. Schmitt, who had been the starting second baseman of late, was replaced at third by Christian Koss, who was Friday's starting second baseman.

Another week of Giants baseball is coming to a close this weekend. Who do Giants fans think was the Player of the Week?

It seems like things only go from bad to worse for the San Francisco Giants in 2025. Pegged as playoff contenders to start the season, they now find themselves on the outside looking in, after losing their sixth straight game on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-6. With the loss, the Giants (now 59-63) have fallen to fourth place by a half game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, and any talk of a postseason run now sounds like the punchline to a really bad joke. The Giants have some serious issues in nearly every facet of the game, and their recent play has exposed that.

Jed Hoyer must avoid offseason move that screams classic Cubs mistake One offseason move would prove Jed Hoyer hasn't learned from Cubs' past By Jordan Campbell | Share on Facebook Share on X Copy Article Washington Nationals v San Francisco Giants | Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/GettyImages Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Reddit Copy Article Justin Verlander is one of the biggest "what-ifs" when talking about moves the Chicago Cubs weren't able to make from yesteryear. After trading for Jose Quintana ahead of the 2017 MLB trade deadline, the Cubs were not a trade match for the Detroit Tigers when they moved Verlander to the Houston Astros ahead of the waiver deadline in August. It's a

One of the biggest undertakings that Buster Posey inherited when taking over as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants last winter was to get the farm system heading in the right direction. The Giants had one major prospect in their organization, slugging first baseman Bryce Eldridge, and not much else in the way of impact youngsters. There was excitement surrounding some other players, but there wasn't another top 100 prospect outside of Eldridge. During the season, Rafael Devers was acquired in a shocking blockbuster from the Boston Red Sox.

In the Giants' tough loss to the Rays at home on Friday, the only good news is X-rays came back negative for both Giants infielders.