The Giants came into the week with a prime opportunity to try to claw back into the National League Wild Card race and gain some ground on one of the teams they were trying to chase down in the standings.

The San Diego Padres left no doubt in Wednesday night’s series finale, dismantling the San Francisco Giants 11-1 at Oracle Park to secure a three-game sweep. Nick Pivetta set the tone on the mound, allowing just one run over 6 2/3 innings.

The Rays are coming off a 2-1 series win at the A's, wrapping up the set with an 8-2 victory Wednesday. Tampa Bay cashed as a -137 favorite, and the Over (9) hit. 2B Brandon Lowe and 3B Junior Caminero both hit 2-run homers -- Lowe in the second inning and Caminero in the ninth.

The Tampa Bay Rays have had an up-and-down road west coast swing thus far as they’ve sandwiched a series sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners between a couple of series victories over the Los Angeles Angels and Athletics;