5/2 Gamethread: Giants @ Rays
Landen Roupp vs. Griffin Jax.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 10: Landen Roupp #65 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 10, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Francisco Giants are set to face the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon, and the hope is that they can start to turn around a miserable road trip, though they’re fast running out of time. San Francisco has lost the first four games of the six-game swing, and that underscores how bad it’s been: two of the losses have been shutouts, and the other two were walk-off losses after blowing ninth-inning leads.
In other words: please win today. Thankfully, the Giants have the best guy for the job, as right-handed pitcher Landen Roupp will take the mound. Roupp has been the Giants best pitcher (and player, I’d argue) through the first month of the season, and through six starts is 5-1 with a 2.
55 ERA, a 2. 77 FIP, and 37 strikeouts against 14 walks in 35. 1 innings.
In his last start, against the Miami Marlins, Roupp gave up three earned runs, but went 7. 2 innings deep. The Rays, on the other hand, are opting for an opener, as right-handed reliever Griffin Jax will kick things off for Tampa.