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,

At Oracle Park on Sunday, the San Francisco Giants face the Tampa Bay Rays (three consecutive victories) at 4:05 p.m. ET.

For the Tampa Bay Rays, they need to get really serious about making some inroads on an MLB postseason spot. It's come to put-up-or-shut-up time as the Rays will open a three-game series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Pepiot (8-10) took the loss Sunday at San Francisco, coughing up four runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out eight.

Ryan Pepiot pitches well until a rough seventh, but back-to-back homers by Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero provide a big boost.

Dominic Smith hit a three-run single and Drew Gilbert and Tyler Fitzgerald added solo homers as the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1.

Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back home runs, and Ryan Pepiot went 6 1/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 7-4 on Monday night.

The Tampa Bay Rays and the San Francisco Giants wrap up a 3-game interleague series Sunday at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The Rays are an underdog (+136 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Giants (-163). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Francisco Giants looking to Logan Webb (10-9), and Ryan Pepiot (8-9) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (8-9, 3.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (10-9, 3.34 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 168 strikeouts)