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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — Yandy Diaz must have liked coming to Oracle Park for the first time in his major-league career.

Diaz, who homered in the opener of the series, hit his second home run of the series in the top of the first inning and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-0 before a crowd of 31,574 at Oracle Park.

The Diaz home run was originally ruled a single; however, Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the call and after a brief review, the call was reversed and Diaz picked up his third home run of the season and first career leadoff home run.

Yonny Chirinos went five innings, allowing two hits, walking just one and striking out five and he raised his record to 2-0 on the season.

This is the first time since the 2007 season in Bruce Bochys first season as manager that the Giants have lost their first three series in a season. That season, the Giants lost two out of three against the San Diego Padres, were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers and then lost two out of three against the Padres at Petco Park.

Chirinos did not give up a hit until Eric Kratz blooped a single just out of the reach of Rays second baseman Daniel Robertson.

Kratz was thrown out at second base attempting steal to end the bottom of the third for the Giants.

Tommy Pham did it again, as he reached base for the 42nd straight game, extending his own record. Pham singled in the top of the first inning, and then walked in the top of the third inning.

Evan Longoria singled off of Chirinos in the bottom of the fourth inning, and then Brandon Crawford walked to lead off the bottom of the fifth for the only Giants runners off of Chirinos in his five innings of work.

Drew Pomeranz went four innings in his Oracle Park debut for the Giants, as he gave up two runs on six hits, walking three and striking out five and lost for the first time this season.

Joe Panik barely missed a chance to reach in the bottom of the first inning, as he was originally called safe on a groundball hit to Willy Adames; however, Cash challenged the call and it was reversed after just 27 seconds.

The Rays pulled off some bizarre defensive shifts in the bottom of the seventh, as Adam Kolarek began the inning on the mound for what was to be his second inning; however, Cash moved to Diaz to third base and then Kolarek to first base and Chaz Roe went to the mound.

After a few batters, Kolarek went back to the mound, Diaz to first base and Brandon Lowe went to third base.

This was not the first time that the Rays have done this trick, as Cash and the Rays did twice last season.

Closer Jose Alvarado did it last season on June 26 against the Washington Nationals, and then former Giants closer Sergio Romo participated in the routine on July 25 against the New York Yankees. Both Alvarado and Romo moved to third base before returning to the mound.

In all, Kolarek went 1.1 innings, allowing two hits and striking out two, while Rowe went 0.1 innings, striking out one.

The Rays tacked on a run in the top of the eighth inning, as Kevin Kiermaier scored on a balk by Nick Vincent.

Kiermaier tripled to right field off Vincent with one out in the inning.

NOTES: Over the past nine seasons, the quartet of Brandon Belt, Madison Bumgarner, Brandon Crawford and Buster Posey have played for Bruce Bochy during that entire time.

According to STATS, LLC., this quartet is tied with the 1982-1990 Detroit Tigers (Sparky Anderson, Chet Lemon, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker) and the 1981-1989 Los Angeles Dodgers (Tommy Lasorda, Mike Marshall, Alejandro Pena, Mike Scioscia and Fernando Valenzuela).

These three teams are behind the 11 years together of the New York Yankees (Joe Torre, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Bernie Williams).

After going down in order in the bottom of the first inning, the Giants are now 1-for-31 (.032) with a hit by a pitch.

Crawford extended his hitting streak up to eight games, when he singled in the bottom of the seventh inning. During the streak, Crawford is 9-for-27 (.333).

UP NEXT: Madison Bumgarner makes his 2019 home debut on Monday night, as he looks for his first win of the season, while Eric Lauer looks for his second win of the season, as he takes the mound for the San Diego Padres.