Giants open 3-game series against the Athletics

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Athletics (38-40, second in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (31-46, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Aaron Civale (5-3, 4.91 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (5-6, 4.07 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

LINE: Giants -125, Athletics +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at home against the Athletics on Tuesday.

San Francisco is 31-46 overall and 14-20 at home. The Giants have the second-best team batting average in MLB play at .257.

The Athletics are 38-40 overall and 20-17 on the road. The Athletics have the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.

The teams square off Tuesday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has 16 doubles, six triples and three home runs for the Giants. Casey Schmitt is 15 for 41 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

Nick Kurtz has 15 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Athletics. Zack Gelof is 14 for 39 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 4-6, .254 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by five runs

Athletics: 5-5, .270 batting average, 7.52 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Giants: Heliot Ramos: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Keaton Winn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Athletics: Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (hip), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (knee), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.