Jake Odorizzi started the game off brightly, recognizing what seemed to be a wide strike zone early and working the outside of the plate. A Brandon Belt check-swing grounder beat the shift, but aside from that single, he was able to get the Giants batters to chase on the outside, and then to beat both Denard Span and Buster Posey with fastballs over the plate for the strikeout.
The Rays offense started off well also. Logan Forsythe singled on a line drive, and then advanced to third on a Brad Miller grounder up the middle. With Miller at first, Jake Peavy yanked a throw over to first and sent it beneath Miller’s dive back to the base, allowing Forsythe to score the first run of the game.