Rafael Devers trimmed the Giants’ deficit with his own no-doubter, a two-run shot in the third that cleared the Marlins’ bullpen and cut the Marlins’ lead to 5-2. By the end of the fourth, San Francisco knocked starter Janson Junk out of the game.

Eric Wagaman doubled in a run and later scored in a two-run second inning that gave Miami the lead for good as the visiting Marlins extended Justin Verlander's season-opening winless streak to 12 games with a 4-2 triumph over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.

Giants manager Bob Melvin speaks to reporters after San Francisco's 4-2 series-opening loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday at Oracle Park.Giants' bats struggle behind Justin Verlander in series-openi

Otto Lopez had three hits and three RBI, and Agustin Ramirez had two hits and scored twice for Miami, which has won three in a row to match its longest winning streak of the season.

In early April 2024, the Marlins claimed a little-known infielder two years removed from the Majors with just nine big league games on his resume. Fourteen months later, Otto Lopez is Miami’s everyday shortstop.

Otto Lopez hit the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run 10th inning and the Miami Marlins knocked off the San Francisco Giants 8-5 on Wednesday night to win consecutive series for the first time this