Gregor Blanco singled off Xavier Cedeno to start the eighth and advanced to second on Denard Span's sacrifice bunt. Panik then singled to right to drive home Blanco. Buster Posey added an RBI single off Tyler Sturdevant and Conor Gillaspie chipped in with a two-run double off Sturdevant to give the Giants a four-run cushion.
Jake Odorizzi started for the Rays and got a no-decision after holding the Giants to one run on four hits while striking out eight in six innings. Brandon Belt's solo home run in the fourth was the only blemish on his line. Meanwhile, Jake Peavy held the Rays to one run on four hits while striking out eight in six innings en route to a quality start and a no-decision.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Big Belt: The Giants were trailing 1-0, and Odorizzi was rolling through the first three innings. But Belt came up big in his second at-bat, blasting a home run over the bleachers down the right field line. It was his second homer of hte series, and tied the game 1-1.
A clean two: Odorizzi has struggled in the first two innings this season. Entering Sunday's game, the Rays right-hander had allowed 33 earned runs on the season and 20 of those had scored in the first two innings of the game. Sunday he successfully navigated the first two frames unscated, posting zeroes in both.
Bill Chastain has covered the Rays for MLB.com since 2005.
Sam Blum is a reporter for MLB.com based in St. Petersburg.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Giants sweep Rays, run win streak to eight
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