The Giants struck first with two two-out runs in the first inning. The Rays had their best scoring shot in the second inning when Logan Morrison and Steve Pearce had two singles with no outs. But no runs scored there and Samardzija allowed only two more hits the rest of the night.
Chris Archer was inefficient for the Rays, laboring through six innings while allowing six hits and four runs (three earned). The seldom-used Enny Romero came in and allowed Brandon Belt's solo homer over two innings. And Steve Geltz who was recalled from Triple-A earlier in the day, had a 1-2-3 eighth inning in the loss.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Silencing the crowd: Much of the loud sold-out crowd was silenced in the first inning when the Giants put together a two-out rally. A walk to Belt was followed by a double from Buster Posey. Brandon Crawford brought them both home with a two-run double.
More issues for Archer: The right-hander continued to struggle, now having allowed at least three earned runs in five of his past six starts dating to May 22. The Giants set the tone with their two-run first inning, and more trouble found Archer with San Francisco's two-run fourth. He allowed three walks with seven strikeouts.
WHAT'S NEXT
Giants: Right-hander Albert Suarez takes the mound for San Francisco at 1:10 p.m. PT on Saturday in the second game of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Suarez, a former Rays Minor League player, will make his third start this season. He's 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in eight appearances.
Rays: Left-hander Matt Moore will pitch for Tampa Bay on Saturday when the Rays host the Giants at 4:10 p.m. ET. Moore is coming off his best start of the season, when he went seven scoreless innings against the Astros on Sunday. Moore is 3-4 with a 5.05 ERA on the season.
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Andrew Astleford is a contributor to MLB.com based in St. Petersburg.
Sam Blum is a reporter for MLB.com and covered the Giants on Friday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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