Giants, A's heating up ahead of rivals' first meeting of 2024

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Robbie Ray hopes his second start of the season is as good as his first when he faces a familiar opponent Tuesday night as the San Francisco Giants open a two-game home series against their Bay Area neighbors, the Oakland Athletics.

In a rivalry that dates back to the 1905 World Series, when theA's represented Philadelphia and the Giants played in New York, the clubs wil