Robbie Ray took the mound under unusual circumstances on Wednesday afternoon. After rain suspended Tuesday night’s series opener at Truist Park, Ray was tasked with picking up the game in the bottom of the second inning with the Giants leading by one run. It was only the fifth career regular-season relief appearance for Ray, but the 34-year-old veteran took the assignment in stride. Ray struck out a season-high eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Giants to a 7-2 win in the resumption of the series opener against the Braves. “It was kind of a unique game, where I essentially was starting,” Ray said. “It felt like a home game, almost. … It was a fresh inning, so it didn’t really bother me all that much. I still was able to go through my pregame routine like I normally would. There wasn’t anything -- other than being the away team and going out there first -- that was different.” Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee launched back-to-back solo shots off Atlanta left-hander Dylan Dodd in the top of the fifth, and Willy Adames added a Statcast-projected 424-foot blast to straightaway center field in the eighth to back Ray, who managed to get through at least six innings for the first time since May 8. “He was awesome,” manager Tony Vitello said. “The offense certainly did a good job of swinging the bat, but in my opinion, I felt like they were feeding off the vibe of how \[Ray\
